Etymology

changer

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Today it means: Someone or something who changes things. Full definition →

Middle English chaungere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromchaungere
  2. English todaychanger

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

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