Connector

A connector, comprising:

• a male housing;
• a receptacle formed in the male housing and having a front opening;
• a female housing to be fit into the receptacle to close the opening;
• a cut formed by cutting a part of a peripheral wall of the receptacle to communicate with the opening and configured to allow passage of the female housing;
• a lock capable of locking the male housing and the female housing in a properly connected state and unlocking the male and female housings;
• a first guide groove formed in an inner surface of the receptacle and extending in a front-rear direction from a position behind a front end of the receptacle toward a back end of the receptacle;
• a second guide groove formed in the inner surface of the receptacle and extending in a direction intersecting with the first guide groove from a front end part of the first guide groove toward the cut;
• and
• a follower portion on an outer surface of the female housing and configured to guide the female housing from a proper connection position to the male housing to the portion by successively sliding in contact with the first guide groove and the second guide groove.