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booster

boost·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo-ster]
    • /ˈbu stər/
    • /ˈbuː.stər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo-ster]
    • /ˈbu stər/

Definitions of booster word

  • countable noun booster A booster is something that increases a positive or desirable quality. 3
  • countable noun booster A booster is an extra engine in a machine such as a space rocket, which provides an extra amount of power at certain times. 3
  • countable noun booster A booster is a small injection of a drug that you have some time after a larger injection, in order to make sure that the first injection will remain effective. 3
  • countable noun booster A booster is someone who supports a sports team, organization, person, or place very enthusiastically. 3
  • noun booster a person or thing that supports, assists, or increases power or effectiveness 3
  • noun booster the first stage of a multistage rocket 3
See all 40 definitions of booster

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Origin of booster

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; boost + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Booster

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Booster

booster popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for booster

noun booster

  • patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
  • promoter — a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
  • backer — A backer is someone who helps or supports a project, organization, or person, often by giving or lending money.
  • sponsor — a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
  • rooter — a person who roots for, supports, or encourages a team or contestant.
All 5 Synonyms of booster

Antonyms for booster

noun booster

  • detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
  • opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
All 2 Antonyms of booster

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Related words

  • agena

    a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.

  • atlas

    An atlas is a book of maps.

  • boost phase

    the portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or spacecraft during which the booster and sustainer engines operate to bring it near or to peak velocity.

  • booster cable

    either of a pair of electric cables having clamps at each end and used for starting the engine of a vehicle whose battery is dead.

  • booster seat

    A booster seat or a booster cushion is a special seat which allows a small child to sit in a higher position, for example at a table or in a car.

  • centaur

    In classical mythology, a centaur is a creature with the head, arms, and upper body of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
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