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upshifter

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈʌp.ʃɪft.ər/ US  // informal

Definition

someone who gets a job that is very well paid and difficult because they no longer want to stay at home or do a job that is easyPromoting, demoting and transferring staff upshift
 
 
/-ʃɪft/ verb [I]
Promoting, demoting and transferring staff
upshifting /-ɪŋ/ noun [U] Promoting, demoting and transferring staff
(Definition of upshifter noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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