adapter/adaptor:

(plural: ‘adapters‘)

Stephen Schneider, an early adapter, the first scientist to warn people of global warming

a person (or thing) that makes or changes or adjusts something (or oneself) to suit different conditions;

a musician who makes changes to some music to suit a particular singer or instrument, or to suit a different style of performance;

a writer who makes necessary changes in a story to make it suitable for a movie,

adapter/adaptor

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R.I.P. Stephen Schneider, an early adapter and climate scientist, is also called ‘climate warrior’ for his relentless fight against and research on global warming.

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