Connecter

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A device, person, or thing that joins two or more parts together so they form a single whole
2. Anything that links separate items, people, or systems into a unified arrangement
3. One who or that which fastens, links, or unites distinct elements into a working combination

Etymology: The word "connecter" is a plain English agent noun: someone or something that connects. It is built from the verb "connect" plus the suffix "-er", which turns a verb into a noun for the doer of the action, as in "teacher" or "builder." The verb "connect" came into English from Latin "connectere," meaning to tie or bind together, formed from "con-" (together) and "nectere" (to tie or bind). The suffix has a longer history than the verb it attaches to. It descends from a Latin ending "-arius," which passed through Old French "-ier" and reached English as Middle English "-er," so the agent sense was present in the language centuries before "connect" itself was borrowed. English then attached it freely to native and borrowed verbs, which is why the noun "connecter" is simply the newest member of a very large family.

Synonyms: connector, coupler, link