adaptor

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/əˈdæptər/

A form of adapter — One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.

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adapter
OriginEnglish adapt ← Middle English *adapten ← Latin adaptō →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounadaptor (plural adaptors)

plural adaptors

  1. CommonwealthalternativeAlternative spelling of adapter.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
adapter
Broader
device
Also see
adapter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  7. Proto-Italic*aptos
  8. Latinaptus
  9. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  10. Proto-Italic*apjō
  11. Latinapiō
  12. Latinaptō
  13. Latinadaptō
  14. Middle English*adapten
  15. Englishadapt
  16. Englishadaptor

From adapt + -or.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with adaptor

chapteradapterraptorcaptor
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Cite this entry
APA

adaptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptor

MLA

“adaptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adaptor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adaptor.

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