adapter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
    arranger; transcriber.
  2. noun 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.

WordNet


A*dapt"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who adapts.
  2. (Chem.) A connecting tube; an adopter. 2. any device connecting two parts of an apparatus (e.g. tubes of different diameters, or electric cords with different plug types); a device allowing an apparatus to be used for purposes other than originally intended

Webster 1913