changer

Everyday

1. A person or thing that changes something. tree →
2. A machine that changes things, like a coin changer that gives you smaller coins. tree →
3. Game changer: something that changes a situation in a big way. tree →

In the lessons

Used mostly in phrases: game changer, money changer, coin changer, nappy changer (a changing table). In stories about the Bible, Jesus turned over the tables of the money changers. Phrases: game changer, money changer, coin changer.

Examples

• The new playground slide was a game changer for our break times. tree →
• Put a note in the coin changer to get coins. tree →
• Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple. tree →
• The internet was a real game changer. tree →
• My bike's gear changer is broken. tree →
• A good teacher can be a life changer. tree →
• The baby changer is in the toilets. tree →
• My son is a money-changer, and if you will follow me he will weigh them for you himself. tree →

Note

Countable: changers. Mostly used in compound phrases. "Game changer" is informal. From the verb change + -er (the one who does it).