adapter
noun
a person or thing that adapts.
adapters
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pluralof adapter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There’s a joke on TikTok that one person in every group is the “digital camera friend,” wrangling everyone for photos and handling SD cards and adapters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
If not, adapters are available for less than £10.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially been released, as retailers opened their doors at midnight — 9 p.m. here on the West Coast — to welcome early adapters and die-hard fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Ford has been mailing adapters to owners of its older electric vehicles so they can connect to Tesla’s chargers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
A great night, too, for the eminent adapters Messrs. Scott and Stephenson, once known as "the Brothers Rowe," who rowed in the same boat.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
