booster
/ˈbustɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Ellipsis of booster seat.
noun
The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
noun
A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
noun
A member of a booster club.
noun
A booster dose.
Example Sentences
- "DUBNER: Now, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, some officials there, after we published these findings in the New York Times, wrote a letter to the editor, and it said, "Our research consistently shows that child safety seats and booster seats significantly lower the risk of serious injury compared to seatbelts alone." They go on to say that your recommendations to rethink car-seat laws are "irresponsible and dangerous"... LEVITT: I think what's irresponsible and dangerous is accepting mediocrity, accepting our existing solutions as if they are the best solution. What I take away from the research is we've put in all of these laws about child car seats and we've built these contraptions but then when you look at the data, they're really not doing better, certainly not much better, than this other invention, which never had kids in mind and shouldn't work at all."
- "The Pied Piper treats Lowenstein as a metaphor for American post-war liberalism and subjects a once highly regarded political movement to the same scrutiny Lowenstein himself faces. Not too surprisingly, both come out wanting, though their boosters claim otherwise."
- "Nor is his district quite the Democratic bastion boosters describe: voters there narrowly backed Barack Obama in 2008, but voted for Mr Bush by a hefty margin in 2004."
- "When did you get your last tetanus booster?"
- "In the September vaccine monitor survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71 percent of unvaccinated respondents said the need for boosters indicated that the vaccines were not working."
- "The security guard captured two boosters before they could exit the retail store."
Etymology
Etymology tree English boost Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English booster From boost + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbustɚ/