The purpose of the invention is to improve the reliability of the function of holding a terminal metal fitting by a lance. A connector comprises: a pressure receiving surface (16) that is the front end surface of a lance (12); a locking portion (36) formed on a terminal metal fitting (30) and locked to the pressure receiving surface (16); a tilted surface (15) formed on the facing surface (13) of the lance (12), which faces the terminal metal fitting (30), and tilted so as to become more distant from the terminal metal fitting (30) toward the rear side; a guiding surface (18) formed on the pressure receiving surface (16) and flexing the lance (12) toward the side of the terminal metal fitting (30) when the locking portion (36) presses the pressure receiving surface (16); a touching surface (21) formed more backward than the pressure receiving surface (16) of the lance (12) and facing the terminal metal fitting (30); and a flexure restriction portion (38) formed more backward than the locking portion (36) of the terminal metal fitting (30) and, when the lance (12) is in a free state, spaced from the touching surface (21) in a direction substantially parallel with an elastic flexure direction of the lance (12) and facing the touching surface (21).