"launcher" meaning in English

See launcher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɔːntʃ.ə/ [UK], /ˈlɑnt͡ʃ.ɚ/ [US], /ˈlɔnt͡ʃ.ɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-launcher.wav Forms: launchers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːntʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From launch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|launch|er|id2=agent noun}} launch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} launcher (plural launchers)
  1. One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch. Translations (a device that throws something): ĵetilo (Esperanto), laukaisin (Finnish), heitin (Finnish), Abschussgerät [neuter] (German), προωθητής (proothitís) [masculine] (Greek), εκτοξευτής (ektoxeftís) [masculine] (Greek), pelancar (Malay), wyrzutnia [feminine] (Polish), lançador (Portuguese), lansator [neuter] (Romanian), гранатомёт (granatomjót) [masculine] (Russian), гранатоме́т (hranatomét) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-launcher-en-noun-5zg8A-rU Categories (other): 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 Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'a device that throws something': 99 1
  2. (computing) An application that launches another or others, often holding icons or menus for frequently used programs. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: an application that launches another or others): lanceur [masculine] (French), ræsiforrit [neuter] (Icelandic), iniciador [masculine] (Portuguese), inicializador [masculine] (Portuguese), iniciador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-launcher-en-noun-8DZqrjqN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 49 51 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: an application that launches another or others': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: custard launcher, grenade launcher, rocket launcher

Inflected forms

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