fastener

American  

[fas-uh-ner, fah-suh-] / ˈfæs ə nər, ˈfɑ sə- /

noun

1. any of various devices for fastening. fastening.

2. any of various devices, as a snap or hook and eye, for holding together two objects or parts sometimes required to be separate, as two edges or flaps of a piece of clothing.

3. a worker who fastens things together.

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Other Word Forms

• unfastener noun

Etymology

Origin of fastener

First recorded in 1620–30; fasten + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Then I pulled on a shift dress and a light jacket to which frog-knot fasteners had been added.

From Literature

Small amounts of iron from parts such as rivets and other fasteners mix into the recycled metal.

From Science Daily

"Sam," she said, "your shoes are always untied. I think I'll get you some of those sneakers that have fasteners made out of—what is that stuff called, the stuff that sticks together?"

From Literature

In Tesla’s labs, the nearly 6-foot-tall machine practices rote tasks like sorting Legos by color, folding laundry and using a drill to screw a fastener, former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The crew blow-torched the fasteners and released the cables that held the crane to the ship, while workers on land laid temporary rails across the wharf.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• latch
• screw