adapter
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- (countable) An adapter is a device that allows two different standards to work together.
- This monitor won't work for you computer without an adapter.
- (countable) An adapter is a person who changes or changes something to suit a new situation.
- In creating her movies, she is an able adapter of novels and short stories.