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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



... - the telephones in this system are radio transceivers, with each instrument having its own private radio frequency and sufficient radiated power to reach the booster station in its area (cell), from which the telephone signal is fed to ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... a millyun in the whole city of Toronto? You'd be a peach of a booster for this town, wouldn't you? Suppose there ain't, it sounds good anyway. Besides, you know very well I'm just trying to give you some idea about the size of the mob. And say, maybe there wasn't some tough ...
— William Adolphus Turnpike • William Banks
... City had become a city. There were two solid blocks of brick buildings next to the station, a network of paved streets, and no less than three hotels. It was so new to the eye and so obviously full of the "booster" spirit that he was appalled at the idea of prying through this modern shell and getting back to the heart and the memory of the old days ...
— Black Jack • Max Brand


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