adapter
- noun
- /əˈdæptər/
- During the rehearsal, the adapter provided valuable insights on how to best interpret the music for the unique instruments in the ensemble.
Examples
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I'm an adapter, and to that end, I have profited from your ideas.
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Lareau is not only the director and adapter of Hotel, she is also the director of touring and outreach at Book-It.
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Adapter and director Sean Graney exploits Edgar Allan Poe's dramatic short story for melodramatic humor.
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The talented composer worked closely with the adapter to ensure the new arrangement of the symphony captured the original's spirit.
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As an experienced adapter, she skillfully transformed the novel into a compelling stage play that resonated with modern audiences.
Synonyms
A musician who changes a piece so different instruments or singers can play it
A person who adapts music for different instruments or voices
Compounds
- Specialized
A computer part that changes data into signals the screen uses to show pictures
How Creative
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Etymology
Adapter comes from the same root as adapt, from ad- 'to' and aptare 'to fit'. A musical adapter 'fits' a composition to new instruments or voices so the piece works in a different style.