"booster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbustɚ/ [US] Audio: en-au-booster.ogg [Australia] Forms: booster [singular], boosters [plural]
Etymology: boost + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|boost|er}} boost + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A booster is a person or thing that supports, assists, or increases power or effectiveness.
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  2. A booster is a rocket that gives a spacecraft extra power when it leaves the earth, or that makes a missile go further.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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