game-changer

Or game chang·er

[geym-cheyn-jer]

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.

Other Word Forms

• game-changing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of game-changer¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

He's creative, he's confident and he's a game-changer.

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"It will be a game-changer for transportation not only on earth, but also in low orbit."

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Hydrogen has been touted as a potential energy game-changer that could decarbonise industry and heavy transport.

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But for the right friend — and it’s likely that, in Los Angeles, you have a friend with an unpublished novel or screenplay — this gift could be a game-changer.

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Critics had called them a "game-changer" as their blend of 1990s R&B and sugar-coated pop melodies broke through a K-pop scene dominated by electronic beats.

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