booster
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (GA) IPA: /ˈbustɚ/
booster (plural boosters)
- Something that boosts.
- The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight
- A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- Someone who is a fan or supporter of something.
- 2012, The Economist, Lexington: A fiscal hawk, grounded ↗
- Nor is his district quite the Democratic bastion boosters describe: voters there narrowly backed Barack Obama in 2008, but voted for Mr Bush by a hefty margin in 2004.
- 2012, The Economist, Lexington: A fiscal hawk, grounded ↗
- Someone who promotes a town or business
- A member of a booster club.
- A booster dose.
- When did you get your last tetanus booster?
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- (slang) A thief.
- The security guard captured two boosters before they could exit the retail store.
- Russian: усили́тель
- German: Booster
- Russian: раке́та-носи́тель
- Russian: приве́рженец
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