changer

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɚ/

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changer (plural changers)

1. Someone or something who changes things.
2. Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
3. A moneychanger; a person employed in changing or discounting money.

• Usually used together with another noun, eg, automatic tool changer, shape changer, mind changer.

From Old French changier. Cognate with Norman changi, Walloon candjî.

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑ̃.ʒe/

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• Homophones: changeai, changé, changée, changées, changés, changez

changer

1. (transitive) to exchange (something)
2. (transitive) to change (money, a job, one's circumstances etc.)
3. (transitive) to change, alter (something en into)
4. (transitive) to change (a diaper)
5. (intransitive) to change
6. (pronominal) to change (one's clothes), get changed

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written change- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

• échange
• échanger

• “changer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

changer

1. Alternative form of changier

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.