See adapter on Wiktionary
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{ "categories": [ "Terms suffixed with -er" ], "etymology_text": "adapt + -er", "forms": [ { "form": "adapter", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "adapters", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "This monitor won't work for you computer without an adapter." } ], "glosses": [ "An adapter is a device that allows two different standards to work together." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "In creating her movies, she is an able adapter of novels and short stories." } ], "glosses": [ "An adapter is a person who changes or changes something to suit a new situation." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "ə-dăpʹtər" } ], "word": "adapter" }
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