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changer

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtʃeɪndʒɝ// UK //tʃˈeɪndʒɐ// chang·er

n. a person or thing that makes something different. You use this word when someone or something causes a change in a situation.

n. a person or agent responsible for bringing about a change or transformation.


SIMPLE

The new manager is a real changer.

CONTEXTUAL

The invention of the internet was a major changer in how we communicate with friends.

COMPLEX

In the history of science, the scientist is often viewed as a changer of paradigms, shifting our fundamental understanding of the natural world.

Synonyms
Origin

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

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