connector

or con·nect·er

[ kuh-nek-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that connects.
2. any of various devices for connecting one object to another.
3. (formerly) a person who couples railroad cars.

Word History and Origins

Origin of connector¹

First recorded in 1785–95; connect + -or ²

Example Sentences

The north and south Interstate 5 connectors to the southbound 605 Freeway will be closed for the weekend, along with the Florence Avenue and Telegraph Road on-ramps, until early Monday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

Prairie Avenue — where the connector is proposed to run along and which is the main route to SoFi, YouTube Theater, the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum — will not be closed, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Consumer groups have frequently pointed to the amount of different cables needed and discarded based on the varying options for connectors on devices as a source of e-waste.

From BBC

The California Highway Patrol received a call at 12:50 a.m. reporting a crash on the 134 Freeway eastbound connector with the southbound 5 Freeway, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think that a sense of humor is such a big connector that we forget about in dating — he’s in on the joke, or he’s not in on the joke,” Foster says.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• connection