coupler

English

/ˈkʌplə/

noun
Definitions
  • (now) Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.
  • Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
  • (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
  • A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
  • An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.

Etymology

Suffix from English couple.

Origin

English

couple

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