connector
Americannoun
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a person or thing that connects.
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any of various devices for connecting one object to another.
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(formerly) a person who couples railroad cars.
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"The supply chains have adapted, the Mexico's, the Vietnam's of the world have stepped in... the connector countries that have been able to grow on the back of this."
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
After reading that, my friend’s description of me as a connector took on a different meaning.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
“I’ve always been able to facilitate and be that connector, but this is the role I am needed in the most here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
This discovery not only challenges existing ideas in fundamental physics but may also serve as a kind of universal connector linking electronics, spintronics, and quantum technologies.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
“We have to turn the shut-off valve, take the pipe apart, put on a new connector, and stick it back together again.”
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
Chinese AI startups like Deepseek and Moonshot AI, as well as Baidu's chip subsidiary Kunlunxin and Zhongji Innolight which makes high-speed optical connectors for AI infrastructure, could soon follow.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Finch was one of hard rock’s greatest connectors.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Each stall has a dual charging cord with both Combined Charging System and North American Charging Standard connectors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
They then coated the particles with long molecular chains that acted like sticky connectors and allowed them to assemble into larger, ordered structures known as nanoparticle superlattices.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
The connectors have little holes and divots in them and look like strange plumbing couplings—like something my dad might use under a sink.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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