changer

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English chaungere, chaungeour (“moneychanger”); equivalent to change +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ === Noun === changer (plural changers) Someone or something who changes things. Someone or something that changes or transforms itself. A moneychanger; a person employed in changing or discounting money. ==== Usage notes ==== Usually used together with another noun, eg, automatic tool changer, shape changer, mind changer. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From Old French changier. Cognate with Norman changi, Walloon candjî. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.ʒe/ Homophones: changeai, changé, changée, changées, changés, changez === Verb === changer (transitive) to exchange (something) (transitive) to change (money, a job, one's circumstances etc.) (transitive) to change, alter (something en into) (transitive) to change (a diaper) (intransitive) to change (pronominal) to change (one's clothes), get changed ==== Conjugation ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== échange échanger ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: chanje === Further reading === “changer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Verb === changer alternative form of changier ==== Conjugation ==== 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.