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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And even here, Cage the connector can’t keep out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Become a connector: After dropping out, Guo became a Thiel fellow and learned the power of building a network.
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
“With that connector cord, you can also save longer things you want to write—like stories or poems—on the computer!”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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
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
The salt in seawater also corrodes metal and destroys electrical connectors.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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