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sustainer

sus·tain·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-stey-ner]
    • /səˈsteɪ nər/
    • /səsˈteɪnə /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-stey-ner]
    • /səˈsteɪ nər/

Definitions of sustainer word

  • noun sustainer a person or thing that sustains. 1
  • noun sustainer Rocketry. any stage of a multistage rocket or guided missile that sustains flight after the burnout of the booster. the rocket engine or cluster of engines contained in such a stage. 1
  • noun sustainer a rocket engine that maintains the velocity of a space vehicle after the booster has been jettisoned 0

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Origin of sustainer

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, sustainer is from the Middle English word sosteynere. See sustain, -er1

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Parts of speech for Sustainer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sustainer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sustainer

noun sustainer

  • abider — to remain; continue; stay: Abide with me.
  • apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
  • brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
  • cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
  • co-worker — Your co-workers are the people you work with, especially people on the same job or project as you.

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