exchanger
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə/iks-CHAYN-jur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɚ/iks-CHAYN-jur
Meaningone that exchanges
Common meaning: a device or person that exchanges
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- exchangto change outSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 198 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from exchange + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EXCHANGE, p.198 · scan
Source words
- eschange Old French · source word “to change out”
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