Canger
/ˈkændʒər/noun
An obsolete or dialectal word for a changer, especially a person who exchanges money or goods.
Did you know?Canger is a rare historical form related to changer, whose deeper ancestry traces to a Latin verb meaning “to exchange” or “barter,” not to any occult practice.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kemb-
“To bend or turn; a proposed ancestral root connected with exchange and alteration.”
Classical Latin
Latin
cambīre
“To exchange or barter.”
Late Latin
Latin
cambiāre
“To exchange, trade, or substitute one thing for another.”
12th–13th Century
Old French
changier
“To change, exchange, or alter.”
Middle English
English
cha(u)nger
“A person who changes or exchanges something, especially money.”
Middle English
English
canger
“A variant form of changer.”
Modern English
English
canger
“An obsolete or dialectal term for a changer.”