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moneychanger
or mon·ey chang·er, mon·ey-chang·er
[ muhn-ee-cheyn-jer ]
/ ˈmʌn iˌtʃeɪn dʒər /
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noun
a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
a portable device consisting of conjoined vertical tubes for holding coins of different sizes and a mechanism for dispensing change, usually having a clip for attachment to a belt.
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How to use moneychanger in a sentence
Efficiently exchanging them for other currencies implies a physical nexus somewhere: a moneychanger, a central exchange.
There is nothing grudging in his munificence; he does not weigh his gifts like a moneychanger, or number them like a cashier.
Amiel's Journal|Henri-Frdric AmielOne day a Mongol presented himself at the counter of a Chinese moneychanger, with a youen-pao carefully packed and sealed.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China|Evariste Regis Huc
British Dictionary definitions for moneychanger
moneychanger
/ (ˈmʌnɪˌtʃeɪndʒə) /
noun
a person engaged in the business of exchanging currencies or money
mainly US a machine for dispensing coins
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