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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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Permira saw the company as an early AI adopter that could turn into a big AI winner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

It might not be the norm yet, but why not be an early adopter?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Slate was an early adopter of the listicle, that now-familiar internet format.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Lan was an early adopter, diversifying his crop two decades ago and now boasting 400 durian trees in Ea Knuec commune, part of Dak Lak province.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

In London he became the friend of Nash, Greene, and Marlowe, and the versatile adopter of the latest dramatic modes, whether in comedy, pastoral, history, or tragedy.

From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike

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