adoptorn.

Brit.

/əˈdɒptə/, U.S.

/əˈdɑptər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adopt v., -or suffix.

Etymology: < adopt v. + -or suffix. Compare earlier adopter n.

= adopter n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > [noun] > adopted person > one who adopts

adopter1572

adoptor1611

adoptant1632

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > taking into use > one who

embracer1567

adoptor1611

adopter1873

1611 A. Willet Hexapla: Rom. i. viii. 396 Adoptiue sonnes among men, are admitted to the inheritance by the grace and fauour of the adoptor.

1730 Philos. Princ. Universal Chem. ii. iv. 288 Cover the adoptor, or additional neck of the Retort.

1798 A. Browne Compend. View Civil Law (new ed.) i. 74 The adopted child at Rome obtained by the adoption legal rights of inheritance and succession to the adoptor.

1849 P. M. de Colquhoun Summ. Rom. Civil Law I. 545 Adoption..consisted in the establishment of a fictitious parentage reciprocally binding on adoptor and adoptee.

1879 Central Law Jrnl. 28 Mar. 248/2 The ceremony of adoption was a very solemn one, and all the parties, the adoptor, the adopted and the natural parents were required to be present.

1972 C. Carisse in K. Ishwaran Cross-national Family Res. 37 Innovation and change are themselves valued, and it is precisely this emphasis which pushes sociometric leaders to be early adoptors and diffusers of new behavior.

1991 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 17 404 There are indications that some adoptions took place to provide the adoptors with cheap labour.

2008 Video Business (Nexis) 18 Feb. 16 High-def adoptors are surely waiting for American Gangster, which is the biggest title to be issued on HD DVD so far this year.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adoptor
释义	adoptorn. Brit. /əˈdɒptə/, U.S. /əˈdɑptər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adopt v., -or suffix. Etymology: < adopt v. + -or suffix. Compare earlier adopter n. = adopter n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > [noun] > adopted person > one who adopts adopter1572 adoptor1611 adoptant1632 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > taking into use > one who embracer1567 adoptor1611 adopter1873 1611 A. Willet Hexapla: Rom. i. viii. 396 Adoptiue sonnes among men, are admitted to the inheritance by the grace and fauour of the adoptor. 1730 Philos. Princ. Universal Chem. ii. iv. 288 Cover the adoptor, or additional neck of the Retort. 1798 A. Browne Compend. View Civil Law (new ed.) i. 74 The adopted child at Rome obtained by the adoption legal rights of inheritance and succession to the adoptor. 1849 P. M. de Colquhoun Summ. Rom. Civil Law I. 545 Adoption..consisted in the establishment of a fictitious parentage reciprocally binding on adoptor and adoptee. 1879 Central Law Jrnl. 28 Mar. 248/2 The ceremony of adoption was a very solemn one, and all the parties, the adoptor, the adopted and the natural parents were required to be present. 1972 C. Carisse in K. Ishwaran Cross-national Family Res. 37 Innovation and change are themselves valued, and it is precisely this emphasis which pushes sociometric leaders to be early adoptors and diffusers of new behavior. 1991 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. 17 404 There are indications that some adoptions took place to provide the adoptors with cheap labour. 2008 Video Business (Nexis) 18 Feb. 16 High-def adoptors are surely waiting for American Gangster, which is the biggest title to be issued on HD DVD so far this year. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611
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