"jump starter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jump starters [plural], jumpstarter [alternative], jump-starter [alternative]
Etymology: From jump-start + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jump-start|er|id2=agent noun}} jump-start + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} jump starter (plural jump starters)
  1. One who or that which jumpstarts.
    Sense id: en-jump_starter-en-noun-TpAwzxrZ
  2. An instrument carried around to replenish a depleted car battery. Synonyms: jump box Translations (instrument): apukäynnistin (Finnish), Starthilfegerät [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-jump_starter-en-noun-DzX5PUN5 Categories (other): Automotive parts, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'instrument': 0 100

Alternative forms

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