adapter

Definition of Adapter in English :

a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

2. adapter, adaptor

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adapter

noun

1.

a person or thing that adapts

2.

a contrivance for adapting apparatus to new uses

3.

a connecting device for parts that would not otherwise fit together

n.

1. One that adapts, such as a device used to effect operative compatibility between different parts of one or more pieces of apparatus.