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Definition of Booster
1. Noun. A person who backs a politician or a team etc.. "They are friends of the library"
Generic synonyms: Advocate, Advocator, Exponent, Proponent
Specialized synonyms: Anglophil, Anglophile, Believer, Truster, Boswell, Cheerleader, Confederate, Corporatist, Enthusiast, Partisan, Partizan, Francophil, Francophile, Free Trader, Functionalist, Jacobite, Loyalist, Stalwart, New Dealer, Graecophile, Philhellene, Philhellenist, Mainstay, Pillar, Roundhead, Seconder, Shavian, Endorser, Indorser, Ratifier, Subscriber, Sympathiser, Sympathizer, Well-wisher, Toaster, Wassailer, Maintainer, Sustainer, Upholder, Verifier, Voucher, Whig
Derivative terms: Admire, Boost, Champion, Support, Support
2. Noun. Someone who is an active supporter and advocate.
Generic synonyms: Adman, Advertiser, Advertizer
Specialized synonyms: Barker
Derivative terms: Boost, Plug, Promote
3. Noun. A thief who steals goods that are in a store.
4. Noun. An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal.
Generic synonyms: Amplifier
Group relationships: Communication Equipment, Communication System
5. Noun. The first stage of a multistage rocket.
Group relationships: Multistage Rocket, Step Rocket
Generic synonyms: Rocket, Rocket Engine
Derivative terms: Boost
6. Noun. An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective.
Definition of Booster
1. n. 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.
Definition of Booster
1. Noun. Something that boosts. ¹
2. Noun. The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight ¹
3. Noun. Someone who is a fan or supporter of something. ¹
4. Noun. Someone who promotes a town or business ¹
5. Noun. A member of a booster club. ¹
6. Noun. A booster dose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Booster
1. one that boosts [n -S] - See also: boosts
Lexicographical Neighbors of Booster
Literary usage of Booster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"The Differential booster in its simplest form is connected as shown in Fig. ...
Differential booster system of battery control. the mmf of the series coils ..."
2. Principles of Direct-current Machines by Alexander Suss Langsdorf (1919)
"The design of the booster will then be completely determined when the ... /2.65 \
The capacity of the motor that drives the booster need be only from ..."
3. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1910)
"The exciter being a much smaller machine than the booster, ... The booster and
the exciter are usually mounted on the same shaft and driven by a ..."
4. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"Synchronous booster Converter.—The synchronous booster converter is a combination
... The excitation of the booster is so arranged that it can be reversed, ..."
5. Storage Battery Engineering: A Practical Treatise for Engineers by Lamar Lyndon (1910)
"CURRENT SUPPLY FOR booster MOTORS. IN the discussions of various booster systems
which have been given, it has been assumed that the battery output on ..."
6. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1906)
"I. In this type of installation, the booster alone cannot cause the battery to
charge and discharge, since it depends upon the current in the battery ..."
7. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"The Differential booster in its simplest form is connected as shown in Fig. ...
Differential booster system of battery control. the mmf of the series coils ..."
8. Principles of Direct-current Machines by Alexander Suss Langsdorf (1919)
"The design of the booster will then be completely determined when the ... /2.65 \
The capacity of the motor that drives the booster need be only from ..."
9. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1910)
"The exciter being a much smaller machine than the booster, ... The booster and
the exciter are usually mounted on the same shaft and driven by a ..."
10. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"Synchronous booster Converter.—The synchronous booster converter is a combination
... The excitation of the booster is so arranged that it can be reversed, ..."
11. Storage Battery Engineering: A Practical Treatise for Engineers by Lamar Lyndon (1910)
"CURRENT SUPPLY FOR booster MOTORS. IN the discussions of various booster systems
which have been given, it has been assumed that the battery output on ..."
12. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1906)
"I. In this type of installation, the booster alone cannot cause the battery to
charge and discharge, since it depends upon the current in the battery ..."