noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone or something who changes things.

   "She bought a coin changer for her pool bar."

2. 2
   an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention wordnet
3. 3
   Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
4. 4
   a person who changes something wordnet
5. 5
   A moneychanger; a person employed in changing or discounting money.

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"I think it's definitely a game changer."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chaungere, chaungeour (“moneychanger”); equivalent to change + -er.

Related phrases

CD changercareer changerchannel changerdiaper changergame changergender changermoney changernappy changerno changerrecord changertap changervoice changer

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.