Toggler
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Something that toggles between two states or causes something else to toggle between two states.
"No one else had really understood how to operate the automatic toggler; and xyz Company had no service agreement or other contract with the manufacturer. So the toggler was pushed into the stationery cupboard, where it remained until the company went bankrupt a few years later."
- 2 A machine operator who is responsible for turning the machine on and off.
"The occupations showing a considerable number of piece workers were machine stakers, togglers, tackers, buffers, machine setters-out, glazing-machine operators, hand finishers or seasoners, and shaving-machine operators."
- 3 A type of fastener that has hinged wings that spread to provide a surface against which the fastener can be tightened (e.g. a toggle bolt).
"Sold in sealed blister packages, each contains two plastic toggler anchors, two metal hooks and a "popping" device."
- 4 A person occupied chaining up logs to prevent them from rolling off during transport on railroad cars and trucks.
"The toggler fastens a chain about the logs upon a car for transportation, to keep them from rolling off."
- 5 A member of a bomber crew responsible dropping bombs from a wing plane at a signal from the lead bombardier.
"Reports from the combat theaters highlighted the important role of the underappreciated bombardier well past the time when many gunners had become togglers, and operations had come to deemphasize accuracy."
Example
More examples"No one else had really understood how to operate the automatic toggler; and xyz Company had no service agreement or other contract with the manufacturer. So the toggler was pushed into the stationery cupboard, where it remained until the company went bankrupt a few years later."
Etymology
From toggle + -er.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.