"game changer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: game changers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} game changer (plural game changers)
  1. A visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation. Synonyms: gamechanger, game-changer Related terms: game-changing, change the game, landmark, milestone, watershed
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  2. (literally or figuratively) An innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game. Tags: figuratively, literally
    Sense id: en-game_changer-en-noun-I0wVpTq2

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