noun
coupler
Coupler (noun) means a person who joins things together, especially one employed to link railway carriages.
noun
1
A person who joins things together, especially one employed to link railway carriages.
2
A fitting or device used to join things together, especially to link railway carriages.
"Another example of up-to-date practice is that all locomotives and rolling stock have automatic couplers."
— 'Boscawen', The Kowloon-Canton Railway of Today (1954)
3
A mechanism on an organ that links two keyboards so they sound together.
4
A device that turns digital signals into sound so data can travel down a phone line.
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What is the meaning of coupler?
"coupler" (noun) means a person who joins things together, especially one employed to link railway carriages.
What is another word for coupler?
Other words for "coupler" include coupling.
What are the different meanings of coupler?
"coupler" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person who joins things together, especially one employed to link railway carriages; 2. A fitting or device used to join things together, especially to link railway carriages; 3. A mechanism on an organ that links two keyboards so they sound together.
