adopter

American  

[uh-dahpt-er] / əˈdɑpt ər /

noun

1. someone who adopts a child or a pet.

2. someone who adopts for their own use a method, service, piece of technology, etc.

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Example Sentences

Black bar owners were early adopters and patrons called it the jukebox, the music machine playing down at the “juke joint.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Many dogs stepped around feces to greet potential adopters through the bars of their kennels.

From Los Angeles Times

The profit margin for companies they call AI adopters was twice that of global stocks, over the last two years, but the market hasn’t given them that credit in forward estimates.

From MarketWatch

Government agencies and state-owned companies are also serving as early adopters, buying up humanoids and deploying them in museums, at events and on the street as robocops performing traffic control.

From The Wall Street Journal

E-commerce platforms and delivery companies have been among the earliest adopters.

From Barron's