An electrical connector comprising: a housing ; and paired terminal supports , and cable holders , wherein each of the paired terminal supports is configured to support terminals in cantilever fashion, and upon being mounted on the housing in a state of abutting each other, the paired terminal supports are configured to form a gap (G) where a contacted object is inserted, between contacts of the terminals supported by the terminal supports in a direction along abutment directions of the paired terminal supports , wherein the cable holders are configured to mount one end side of a cable thereon and to be mounted on the terminal supports along the abutment directions on sides of the paired terminal supports opposite to abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, wherein the terminals include cable insulation-displacement portions vertically arranged in directions opposite to the abutment directions on the sides of the paired terminal supports opposite to the abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, and wherein the terminal supports include vertically arranged fixing portions that fix at least part of the terminal on the sides of the paired terminal supports opposite to the abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, characterized in that at least other part of the terminals within a surface on the sides opposite to the abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, the other part being located between the vertically arranged fixing portion and the cable insulation-displacement portion , is covered by an extending portion extending from the vertically arranged fixing portion to the cable insulation-displacement portion side within the surface on the opposite side in a direction along a lead-out direction of the cable from the cable holder , wherein a taper for preventing collision with the cable holder is formed at a distal end of the extending portion . a housing ; and paired terminal supports , and cable holders , wherein each of the paired terminal supports is configured to support terminals in cantilever fashion, and upon being mounted on the housing in a state of abutting each other, the paired terminal supports are configured to form a gap (G) where a contacted object is inserted, between contacts of the terminals supported by the terminal supports in a direction along abutment directions of the paired terminal supports , wherein the cable holders are configured to mount one end side of a cable thereon and to be mounted on the terminal supports along the abutment directions on sides of the paired terminal supports opposite to abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, wherein the terminals include cable insulation-displacement portions vertically arranged in directions opposite to the abutment directions on the sides of the paired terminal supports opposite to the abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, and wherein the terminal supports include vertically arranged fixing portions that fix at least part of the terminal on the sides of the paired terminal supports opposite to the abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, characterized in that at least other part of the terminals within a surface on the sides opposite to the abutment sides in the direction along the abutment directions, the other part being located between the vertically arranged fixing portion and the cable insulation-displacement portion , is covered by an extending portion extending from the vertically arranged fixing portion to the cable insulation-displacement portion side within the surface on the opposite side in a direction along a lead-out direction of the cable from the cable holder , wherein a taper for preventing collision with the cable holder is formed at a distal end of the extending portion . <EOS>