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adapter

/ʌdˈæptɝ/noun3 syllables

Adapter means: a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance.

Synonyms for adapter3

noun, as in a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

arranger, transcriber

noun, as in device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible

adaptor

What does adapter mean?2

noun

1

a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

2

device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adapter?2

two syllables

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Adapter in a sentence

  • You need a three-prong adapter to plug that in here.rul
  • Do you remember whether you have packed the travel adapter?Ioan_Cristian
  • This travel adapter doesn't fit in the outlet.Ioan_Cristian
  • This adapter lets you plug in up to four USB devices.Cangarejo
  • Do you have an adapter that I could borrow?CK
  • I had to buy a separate adapter to use the headset with my newest phone.cazort
  • An adapter is required for this device.Amastan
  • What kind of adapter do you need?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of adapter

as a noun

plural
adapters