ADAPTER as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) adapter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) adapter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)