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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"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
He said I was a connector, that I knew how to bring people together.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
He shared his secret to being a master connector, the economics of a club night and his worry-free spending number with me in The WSJ Money Interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
This rashguard is made for the surf with its connector at the front hem to link it to board shorts and a clutch pocket with key loop.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
I needed to keep the rover-airlock connector and surrounding canvas.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The company is a leader across copper and fiber AI connectors, Daryanani noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 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
Fiber-optic cables made by the company, which once manufactured lightbulbs for Thomas Edison, have become the preferred connectors for many hyperscalers, a reversal for a product that lost money for two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
But when the wires were fastened to her own neural connectors, and the probes reached into her heartbeat and instinct, that's when she opened her mouth.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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