connector

or con·nect·er

[ kuh-nek-ter ]

/ kəˈnɛk tər /

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noun

a person or thing that connects.

any of various devices for connecting one object to another.

(formerly) a person who couples railroad cars.

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Origin of connector

First recorded in 1785–95; connect + -or²

Words nearby connector

connection, connectionism, connective, connective tissue, connectivity, connector, connect time, Connell, Connellsville, Connelly, Connemara

How to use connector in a sentence

Vino has been a great connector this year, as we’ve shared glasses with friends virtually and traveled by proxy to regions we can’t visit.
8 ways wine will change in 2021|Rachel King|December 28, 2020|Fortune
Okta co-founder and CEO Todd McKinnon says that the company has created a series of connectors to make it easier to connect identity to a workflow that includes sales and marketing tooling.
Okta adds new no-code workflows that use identity to trigger sales and marketing tasks|Ron Miller|October 7, 2020|TechCrunch
I ride my gravel bike on connector roads to the open lands around my town.
11 Great Microadventures You Can Do Now|The Editors|October 1, 2020|Outside Online
Cha added that Hong Kong remains an “excellent connector” between East and West, and said the territory’s stock markets are “stable and steady.”
Is Hong Kong still a bridge between East and West? HKEX chair Cha describes ‘a ‘difficult situation’|Jeff|September 30, 2020|Fortune

Tiny robots can operate as nerve cell connectors, bridging gaps between two distinct groups of cells.
Tiny, magnetically controlled robots coax nerve cells to grow connections|Laura Sanders|September 25, 2020|Science News
Then he would connect them to other amazing people—he was a connector.
Sister of Former SEAL Glen Doherty Says He Always ‘Loved Adventure’|Abigail Pesta|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Also, Apple also took a huge step backward in the design of their latest connector.
5 Reasons I Hate My New MacBook Pro: A Geek’s Critique|Jason Stewart|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Apple improved the next version, redesigning the connector to be lower profile, rounded, and directing the cable to the side.
5 Reasons I Hate My New MacBook Pro: A Geek’s Critique|Jason Stewart|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was at the latter that she met Gagosian, who has undoubtedly proved a powerful connector for her.
Shala Monroque: On the Cover of Town & Country January 2012 (PHOTOS)|Allison Samuels|December 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Each series has its own special circumstances, but then there's the near-universal connector of reality shows: stakes.
Reality TV's Violent Turn|Andy Dehnart|November 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The connector or attachment plug should be of rubber or solid plastic and have a metal cord grip fastened to it.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist|Eric B. Wilson
Only insofar as I held the endotracheal connector in place into the tracheotomy tube.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As will be shown later, the normal way of releasing the switches is from the connector back over the release wire.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller
It has already been stated that the connector is of the same general type of apparatus as the first and the second selectors.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller
This grounds the vertical side of the line at his station and operates the vertical relay at the connector.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller