connector
Americannoun
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connectors
plural
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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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“We quickly realized when we started how much food it is kind of like the great connector and equalizer,” said Davis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"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
It can be regarded as the connector between the conscious and the subconscious, where most of our brain activity takes place.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
The company is a leader across copper and fiber AI connectors, Daryanani noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
In São Paulo, German manufacturer Harting, which produces heavy-duty industrial connectors, is running into stiff competition from Chinese manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Finch was one of hard rock’s greatest connectors.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 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
It had an electric stove, but the wiring was not exactly up to code, with faulty connectors, exposed lines, and buzzing switches.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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