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• n  a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child

• The United States is the world's most enthusiastic adopter of GM crops, growing vast amounts of crops like herbicide-tolerant soybeans and insect-resistant corn; here, the seeds of .
• Many applications ask a potential adopter about their work hours and property or housing facilities.
• Online photo-printing services have come a long way since they first emerged in the late 90s, when digital photography was still an early-adopter enterprise.

• adoptive parent

News & Articles

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• 'Man of Steel': How Jon Peters Could Earn $15 Million -- for Doing Nothing
  The studio mogul-turned-producer, blocked from working on the set, nonetheless scored a Kryptonite-proof check thanks to Hollywood's early adopter system. read more        
  June 19, 2013 - The Hollywood Reporter
• TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Announces Broad Institute as Early Adopter of Encore Multispan Liquid-Handling System
  Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Mass., has become an early adopter of its new Encore Multispan liquid-handling system. Th
  June 17, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Bits Blog: End of ESPN in 3-D May Herald the Format’s Demise
  ESPN, the nation’s largest sports network and an early adopter of 3-D technology, said that it would discontinue its 3-D channel.        
  June 17, 2013 - New York Times

Quotes

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• Malcolm Speed in TVNZ
  South Africa has been an early adopter of Twenty20 cricket and will be an excellent first venue,International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed said in a statement after the venue was decided at a board meeting in Dubai.
• Reggie Fils-Aime in New York Times
  At this stage, Nintendo is concentrating on "adding value for the late adopter," Mr. Fils-Aime said.