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adapter

adapter

1 6.5
A person who changes music to fit different instruments or voices
  • noun
  • /əˈdæptər/
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  • During the rehearsal, the adapter provided valuable insights on how to best interpret the music for the unique instruments in the ensemble.

Examples

  • I'm an adapter, and to that end, I have profited from your ideas.

  • 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.

  • As an experienced adapter, she skillfully transformed the novel into a compelling stage play that resonated with modern audiences.

Synonyms

arranger
vsadapter
9 5.0

A musician who changes a piece so different instruments or singers can play it

is the same meaning but uses a different name
transcriber
vsadapter
  • Specialized
6.1

A person who adapts music for different instruments or voices

is the same meaning but uses a different name

Compounds

display adapter
  • Specialized
4.4

A computer part that changes data into signals the screen uses to show pictures

How Creative

innovator
38 4.3
mingler
7.4
adapter
1 6.5
imitator
9 3.4

Surface Forms

adapter singular
adapters plural

Morphology

adapter = adapt (transparent) = adapt + er

Clear agentive formation: an 'adapter' can be a person who adapts works for particular performers.

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.