connector
Americannoun
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a person or thing that connects.
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any of various devices for connecting one object to another.
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(formerly) a person who couples railroad cars.
Etymology
Origin of connector
Example Sentences
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Claude users will be able to enable a ZipRecruiter connector then search for job postings using natural language and describing their preferences and experiences, the company says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“I’ve always been able to facilitate and be that connector, but this is the role I am needed in the most here.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
This discovery not only challenges existing ideas in fundamental physics but may also serve as a kind of universal connector linking electronics, spintronics, and quantum technologies.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
This includes an energy connector project between Northern Ireland and Ireland, which the UK government said will help bring down electricity costs on both sides of the border.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
It can be regarded as the connector between the conscious and the subconscious, where most of our brain activity takes place.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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