Connector easily enabling electrical inspection of contacts

A connector for connection to a connection object, said connector comprising:

• a connector body;
• a plurality of contacts arranged in a first direction in said connector body and comprising contact portions and retaining portions, respectively, each of said contact portions being adapted to be connected to said connection object, each of said retaining portions being retained by said connector body;
• and
• a cover coupled to said connector body and adapted to push said connection object toward said contact portions in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction,
• said retaining portions having inspection exposure portions at positions, respectively, that face said cover in said second direction,
• adjacent ones in said first direction of said inspection exposure portions being offset in position from each other in a third direction perpendicular to said first and second directions.