adapter

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
  2. noun 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

Etymology

From adapt + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

arranger, transcriber

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