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interchanger

interchanger

7.4
A person or machine that moves parts, heat and ideas within a system
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntərˌʧeɪndʒər/
translation icon : intercambiador
  • The technician replaced the old parts with a new interchanger to improve the system's efficiency.

Examples

  • He set the interchanger back in its housing and slammed the boot.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Bill threw his bag in the boot of the car and picked up the CD interchanger.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • She installed the interchanger to allow for easier swapping between different data inputs.

  • The engineer designed a specialized interchanger for the machine to enhance its operational capabilities.

Synonyms

exchanger
vsinterchanger
2 5.6

Something that swaps one thing for another, for example money or heat

focuses on exchanging parts or substances within a system
money changer
vsinterchanger
1 3.9

A person or business that gives you one country's money for another country's money

focuses on system parts or substances rather than currency exchange
swapper
vsinterchanger
1 3.7

A person who trades items or services with other people

can be a device and often deals with system parts or substances
moneychanger
vsinterchanger
4.4

A machine that changes paper money into coins or small notes

is broader used for exchanging parts or substances beyond money

Surface Forms

interchanger singular
interchangers plural

Morphology

interchanger = interchange (transparent) = interchange + er

Agent or instrument noun formed regularly from the verb 'interchange' with the productive suffix '-er', yielding a device or person that performs exchanges.

Etymology

Interchanger comes from inter- meaning 'between', as in international, and change meaning 'to swap or make different'. So an interchanger is something or someone that swaps or moves parts or substances between places, which is why the word is used for a device or person that exchanges things in a system.