adopter
/əˈdɑptər/
noun
- A person who legally adopts a child or pet.
- The agency matches each child with a suitable adopter.
- The adopter signed the paperwork and took the puppy home.
- Prospective adopters must complete a background check and home visit.
- A person or organization that begins to use a new product, technology, or idea.
- Tech adopters often influence their friends to try new gadgets.
- Early adopters of the smartphone enjoyed exclusive features.
- The company is a late adopter of cloud computing.