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Booster   /bˈustər/   Listen
Booster

noun
1.
A person who backs a politician or a team etc..  Synonyms: admirer, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter.  "They are friends of the library"
2.
Someone who is an active supporter and advocate.  Synonyms: plugger, promoter.
3.
A thief who steals goods that are in a store.  Synonyms: lifter, shoplifter.
4.
An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal.  Synonyms: booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter.
5.
The first stage of a multistage rocket.  Synonyms: booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket.
6.
An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective.  Synonyms: booster dose, booster shot, recall dose.



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"Booster" Quotes from Famous Books



... group works out types of personality, hero types to be emulated, traitor types to be execrated. These personality types merge into abstract ideals and standards. "Booster" and "knocker" bring up pictures of a struggling community which must preserve its hopefulness and self-esteem at all hazards. "Statesman" and "demagogue" recall the problem of selection which every self-governing community must ...
— Introduction to the Science of Sociology • Robert E. Park


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