different between convertor vs changer

English

Etymology

convert +? -or

Alternative forms

• converter

Noun

convertor (plural convertors)

1. A person who, or thing that converts
   1. A furnace in which pig iron is converted to steel
   2. A rectifier that converts alternating current to direct current
   3. A device that converts an analogue to a digital signal, or vice versa
   4. A program that converts between different units of measurement, such as miles to meters.

      Synonym: unit convertor

   5. A reaction chamber in which exhaust gases are catalytically converted to carbon dioxide

Latin

Verb

convertor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of convert?

References

• convertor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• convertor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

change +? -er

Noun

changer (plural changers)

1. Someone or something who changes things.
2. Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
3. A person employed in changing or discounting money.

Usage notes

• Usually used together with another noun, eg, automatic tool changer, shape changer, mind changer.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Old French changier, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambi?re, from change in conjugation of camb?re, present active infinitive of cambi? (“exchange, barter”), from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom (“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)?ambos, *(s)kambos (“crooked”). Cognate with Sicilian cangiari, Old Italian cangiare, Italian cambiare, Occitan cambiar, Catalan canviar, Portuguese cambiar, Spanish cambiar, Norman changi, English change, and Walloon candjî.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.?e/
• Homophones: changeai, changé, changée, changées, changés, changez

Verb

changer

1. (transitive) to exchange (something)
2. (transitive) to change (money, a job, one's circumstances etc.)
3. (transitive) to change, alter (something en into)
4. (transitive) to change (a diaper)
5. (intransitive) to change
6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to change (one's clothes), get changed

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written change- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

Related terms

• échange
• échanger

Further reading

• “changer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Verb

changer

1. Alternative form of changier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /d?/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.