CONNECTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does connecter mean? 

• CONNECTER (noun)
  The noun CONNECTER has 1 sense:

1. an instrumentality that connects

  Familiarity information: CONNECTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONNECTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrumentality that connects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

connecter; connection; connective; connector; connexion

Context example:

he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

Hypernyms ("connecter" is a kind of...):

instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connecter"):

attachment; bond (a connection that fastens things together)

backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)

earth; ground (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))

hitch (a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls)

hookup (a device providing a connection between a power source and a user)

jumper (a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections)

conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)

slip ring (connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts)

line; phone line; subscriber line; telephone circuit; telephone line (a telephone connection)

patch; temporary hookup (a connection intended to be used for a limited time)

coupling; yoke (a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)

Derivation:

connect (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)