game-changer

American  

[geym-cheyn-jer] / ˈgeɪmˌtʃeɪn dʒər /

Or game changer

noun

1. Sports. an athlete, play, etc., that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest.

2. a person or thing that dramatically changes the course, strategy, character, etc., of something.

   Social media has been a real game-changer in the company’s marketing efforts.

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Other Word Forms

• game-changing adjective

Etymology

Origin of game-changer

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The bill’s swing at more construction and cheaper housing is “far from a game-changer, but it is a move in the right direction,” Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi told Barron’s.

From Barron's

What seemed a bureaucratic adjustment was in fact a strategic game-changer.

From The Wall Street Journal

VPNs can be a game-changer for sports fans looking to stream live sports matches.

From Salon

And that, said Orouji, was a game-changer for at least some of the women choosing to seek asylum.

From BBC

The discovery could be a "game-changer" for the animal which is in decline in the UK and Europe, according to Dr Sophie Rasmussen at the University of Oxford.

From BBC