Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that changes something.
- noun A device that causes each of a series of audio or audiovisual recordings to be played automatically.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who changes or alters the form of anything.
- noun One who is employed in changing and discounting money; a money-changer.
- noun One given to change; one who is inconstant or fickle.
- noun One who keeps a change-house.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who changes or alters the form of anything.
- noun One who deals in or changes money.
- noun One apt to change; an inconstant person.
- noun an electronic device which changes one replaceable medium for another, such as a
record changer , which can store several records and move each one automatically to the playing table; or aCD changer , whch can store multiple compact disks and move each one to the reading slot, in a sequence determined by the user.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone or something who changes things.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
- noun a person who changes something
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm not sure why this thing not being a game changer is important: with the remaining number of primaries a big-margin victory in each of those primaries is of an extreme importance to Hillary, so it was the game changer in a way that it says loud and clear "Hillary, stop pretending that you can win."
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Either way, we have to remember that, judging from what we have been told by the producers, the game-changer is going to represent a change to the KIND of story that is being told, and not merely the introduction of a new layer of conspiracy or whatever.
The Tail Section » Lost 3.18 D.O.C Vote and Discuss Thread! 2007
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One can almost envision the coin changer on his belt.
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The Helmsman wore an official Helms hat, a tie, and a shiny chrome coin changer on his belt.
LAist 2009
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As much fun as the voice changer is and it’s a blast the real fun is watching your little one becoming a character and using their imagination; that is priceless.
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In the end, the real game-changer is this: traditional technical information providers finally have a new model to work from that’s both highly innovative and established.
Wolfram Blog : 5,000 Demonstrations: The Time to Go Interactive Is Now 2009
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Favreau says they are “exploring using similar techniques” to Avatar “n Iron Man 2 because “it is a game-changer from a production standpoint”.
Jon Favreau on Why Iron Man 2 Won’t Shoot in IMAX and How Avatar Will Revolutionize Cinema | /Film 2008
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Saturday's rally was "a potential game changer, which is why the government pulled out all the stops to prevent it from taking place," added Lim Teck Ghee, director of the Center for Policy Initiatives in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia Protest Lifts Opposition Patrick Barta 2011
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The National Election is largely lost barring a monsterous game changer, which is a long shot.
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Okay, we thought that McCain had a slight upper hand tonight (though we also said it wasn't a game changer, which is basically another way of saying that McCain didn't do what he had to).
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