'Booster' definitions:

Definition of 'booster'

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noun
A person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend]
noun
Someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: promoter, booster, plugger]
noun
A thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: booster, shoplifter, lifter]
noun
An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter]
noun
The first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster, booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket]
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An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot, recall dose]

Definition of 'Booster'

From: GCIDE
  • Booster \Boost"er\ (b[=oo]st"[~e]r), n.
  • 1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro-motive force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called because used to "boost", or raise, the pressure in the circuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. an enthusiastic supporter. [PJC]
  • 3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist the takeoff of airplanes. [PJC]
  • 4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of an injection, it may be called a booster shot. [PJC]
  • 5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a pumping device. [PJC]
  • 6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps containing separate compartments for primer and booster are used as detonators for certain explosives. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'booster'

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