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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Since Trump’s return to the White House, Epshteyn has quarterbacked the president’s legal fights while operating as a connector for clients with business before the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
He said I was a connector, that I knew how to bring people together.
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
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
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