adaptor

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Definitions of adaptor word

countable noun adaptor An adaptor is a special device for connecting electrical equipment to a power supply, or for connecting different pieces of electrical or electronic equipment together. 3
countable noun adaptor The adaptor of a book or play is the person who rewrites it for a film or a television programme. 3
noun adaptor a person or thing that adapts 3
noun adaptor any device for connecting two parts, esp ones that are of different sizes or have different mating fitments 3
noun adaptor a plug used to connect an electrical device to a mains supply when they have different types of terminals 3
noun adaptor a device used to connect several electrical appliances to a single mains socket 3

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805; adapt + -er1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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