game changer

See also: gamechanger and game-changer

English

Alternative forms

• gamechanger
• game-changer

Noun

game changer (plural game changers)

1. A visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation.
2. (literally or figuratively) An innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game.

   Improved drug testing has been a game changer for many sports.

Related terms

• game-changing
• change the game

Further reading

• “game changer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.