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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

chan'-jer (kollubistes, "money-changer," and so rendered Mt 21:12; Mr 11:15): A banker or other person who changes money at a fixed rate. Indignant at the profane traffic in the temple Jesus "poured out the changers' money" (Joh 2:15). So used only here. For fuller treatment see BANK; MONEY-CHANGERS.