Meanings
noungame changer (plural game changers)
plural game changers · alternative gamechanger · alternative game-changer
- A visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation.
- figurativelyliterallyAn innovative idea, product, event or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game.
Improved drug testing has been a game changer for many sports.
1 more example
Kane’s magnificent pass from deep to Bellingham that led to the penalty was the game changer, resulting in a penalty which the captain scored, the Republic also being reduced to 10 men with Scales’ red card.
2024 November 17, Phil McNulty, “England 5-0 Republic of Ireland”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Finnish mullistaja, mullistus
- mullistajaa visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- mullistus(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
German Innovator, Reformer
- Innovatora visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- Reformera visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- Revolutionära visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- Neuordnera visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- Umstürzlera visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- entscheidende Innovation(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- bahnbrechende Neuerung(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- entscheidende Veränderung(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- entscheidende Neuerung(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- Paradigmenwechsel(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
Polish innowator, innowatorka
- innowatora visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- innowatorkaa visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation
- rewolucyjna zmiana(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- gamechanger(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
Russian перело́мный моме́нт, геймче́йнджер
- перело́мный моме́нт (perelómnyj momént)(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- геймче́йнджер (gejmčéjndžer)(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
Spanish punto de inflexión, revolucionador
- punto de inflexión(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- revolucionador(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- cambiador del juego(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
- algo que rompe esquemas(literally or figuratively) an innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game
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Chicago
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