An electrical connector for a circuit board has a housing and a receiving recess portion for receiving a mating connector. A plurality of terminals is arranged in a terminal groove. The terminal has an attachment portion fitted to the housing and an elastic portion extending along the receiving recess portion. The elastic portion has a suspended arm portion, a bottom arm portion, and a rising arm portion. The rising arm portion has a contact portion on an upper edge position and an abutting portion below the contact portion.