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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics) the first stage of a multistage rocket | |
| Synonyms: | booster_unit multistage_rocket takeoff_booster takeoff_rocket booster_rocket | |
| Related terms: | rocket boost | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) a thief who steals goods that are on display in a store | |
| Synonyms: | lifter shoplifter | |
| Related terms: | thief pilfer | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (work) someone who is an active supporter and advocate | |
| Synonyms: | promoter plugger | |
| Related terms: | advertiser barker plug | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | |
| Synonyms: | protagonist supporter admirer friend champion | |
| Examples: | "all their supporters came out for the game" "they are friends of the library" |
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| Related terms: | advocate convert Confederate loyalist free_trader enthusiast believer seconder subscriber Francophile Whig Jacobite functionalist Cavalier verifier Shavian maintainer sympathizer philhellene boswell new_dealer toaster anglophile Roundhead pillar cheerleader promote defend back | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective | |
| Synonyms: | booster_shot recall_dose booster_dose | |
| Related terms: | dose | |
| Similar spelling: |
boosters Boster Boyster boaster boisterous bog_star bookstore Bos_taurus Bostrom bowstring |
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