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Adapter

/əˈdaptə/

One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.

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📖 Definitions of "Adapter"

noun

1
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
"He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership."
2
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
"The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day."
3
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
"He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power."

🔄 Synonyms of "Adapter"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
arrangernoun	One who arranges.
adaptornoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of adapter. [One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adapter"

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Word	Definition
adaptornoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of adapter. [One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.]
arrangernoun	One who arranges.
adaptationnoun	(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
adaptverb	(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
adjustingnoun	Adjustment.
customizeverb	To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.
fittingnoun	A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
attachmentnoun	A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.
plugnoun	(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
donglenoun	(computer hardware) Any small device that plugs into an electronic device, typically a computer, and alters its functionality. Common examples include wireless modems, digital media players, software copy protect devices, and adapters.
routernoun	(telecommunications) Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.
tailoringnoun	Work done by a tailor.
tailornoun	A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
barrelnoun	(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
caddienoun	(by extension, golf, also attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.
borstnoun	A surname.
adaptingverb	(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
adaptorsnoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of adapter. [One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.]
adaptsverb	(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
adptnoun	—