chaungere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• changeour, chaungeour, chaungeoure, chaunger, chaungour, chawnjore

Etymology

From chaungen (“to change”) +‎ -er and Old French changeor; thus also equivalent to chaungen +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

• (from compounding within Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯nd͡ʒər(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃaːnd͡ʒər(ə)/
• (from Old French changeor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃau̯nˈd͡ʒuːr/, /ˈt͡ʃau̯nd͡ʒur/, /t͡ʃaːnˈd͡ʒuːr/, /ˈt͡ʃaːnd͡ʒur/

Noun

chaungere (plural chaungeres)

1. A moneychanger; an individual who changes money.
2. (rare) A catalyst of change.

Descendants

• English: changer

References

• “chaunǧeǒur, -er(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.