adaptor

/ əˈdæptə /

noun

1. a person or thing that adapts

2. any device for connecting two parts, esp ones that are of different sizes or have different mating fitments

3. 1. a plug used to connect an electrical device to a mains supply when they have different types of terminals

   2. a device used to connect several electrical appliances to a single mains socket

Example Sentences

Quitting forced Self to “refamiliarize” himself with his local business landscape — “re-learning where to buy pet food and cat toys and cord adaptors and everything else,” he said.

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He’s searching for passwords written down, or will use a plug-in smart USB adaptor to simulate a computer keyboard, breaking into a network.

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But the EU is bringing in a common charger rule, and Apple is now selling lightning cable adaptors, as well as changing its most recent model to far more ubiquitous USB-C port.

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The study also found delicate mice are excellent adaptors to their environment, whether that be arid desert or forest.

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The Spanish literary classic has befuddled would-be adaptors across all mediums.

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