Noun: adaptor u'dap-tu(r)
- 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
"He needed a power adaptor to charge his laptop in Europe";
- adapter
- A musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
"The adaptor skilfully reimagined the orchestral work for a string quartet";
- arranger, adapter, transcriber
Derived forms: adaptors
Encyclopedia: Adaptor