adopter

adopter — noun

1. someone who picks up a newly released product, idea, or piece of technology, esp

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone who picks up a newly released product, idea, or piece of technology, especially earlier than most other people.

例句

Faisal was an early adopter of electric cars and has been driving one since 2015.

collocation: early adopter of [technology]

Hospitals are usually slow adopters of new software because patient data must stay safe.

collocation: slow adopter of

同義詞
  • user

    much broader; doesn't imply being among the first

  • pioneer

    stronger — suggests creating or championing, not just using

  • trailblazer

    informal and praising; emphasises leading others

反義詞
  • laggard

    marketing term for someone who adopts last, often reluctantly

  • holdout

    someone who refuses to switch even when most others have

文法句型

adopter of [product/technology]

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by a speed-related modifier such as 'early', 'late', 'slow', or 'first'; a bare 'adopter' on its own sounds incomplete.

常見錯誤

❌She is an adopter of the new phone.
✅She is an early adopter of the new phone.
💡without a modifier like 'early/late/first', the noun feels unfinished in tech contexts.

2. an adult who legally takes another person's child into their family and raises t

2.名詞C1
釋義

an adult who legally takes another person's child into their family and raises that child as their own.

例句

Eitan and his husband became the adopters of two siblings from the local children's home.

structure: become the adopter(s) of [child]

The agency runs a weekend course to prepare new adopters for life with a traumatised toddler.

collocation: prepare adopters for

同義詞
  • adoptive parent

    warmer, more personal; standard in family contexts

  • foster parent

    different role — temporary care, no legal transfer of parenthood

反義詞

文法句型

[the] adopter of [child]

用法筆記

Used mostly in legal, social-work, or news writing; in everyday speech people more often say 'adoptive parent' or simply 'parent'.

常見錯誤

❌My adopters love me very much.
✅My adoptive parents love me very much.
💡within a family, the warm everyday term is 'adoptive parent', not 'adopter'.