noun
changer
CHAYND-zhuh
noun
1
A person or thing that changes or transforms something.
"The new policy was a real game changer for small businesses."
2
Historically, a person who exchanged money, such as a moneychanger.
"Merchants relied on the changer to convert foreign coins into local currency."
How to Use Changer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone or something that brings about change, most familiar today in the phrase "game changer."
Common pairings
game changer
money changer
Word Forms
changers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English chaungere, from change + the agent suffix -er.