adopter

[uh-dahpt-er]

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.

Example Sentences

Community-bank depositors tend to be older and less eager to be early adopters of new technology.

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James Strawn wasn’t an AI early adopter, and the father of two teenagers doesn’t want to sacrifice his personal life for a job.

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So the TiVo and ReplayTV boxes that once identified their owners as early adopters of a new video technology have become candidates for museums of obsolete gizmos.

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“They should be in place as a way to incentivize earlier adopters, and eventually they need to be phased out. Otherwise they become unsustainable,” he said.

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He was among five horses, four dogs, six puppies, 45 hens and roosters that were adopted by either Riverside County rescue partners or private adopters, according Sgt.

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