BOOSTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BOOSTER?

Need another word that means the same as “booster”? Find 40 synonyms and 30 related words for “booster” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Booster” are: booster dose, booster shot, recall dose, booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket, lifter, shoplifter, admirer, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter, plugger, promoter, booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter, inoculation, vaccination, vaccine, immunization, dose, advocate, proponent, proposer, standard-bearer, torchbearer, flagbearer, defender, protector, upholder, backer, exponent, patron, sponsor, prime mover

Booster as a Noun

Definitions of "Booster" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “booster” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective.
• The first stage of a rocket or spacecraft, used to give initial acceleration and then jettisoned.
• A keen promoter of a person, organization, or cause.
• An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal.
• A shoplifter.
• A person who backs a politician or a team etc.
• A device for increasing electrical voltage or signal strength.
• A source of help or encouragement.
• Someone who is an active supporter and advocate.
• A dose of a vaccine that increases or renews the effect of an earlier one.
• The first stage of a multistage rocket.
• A thief who steals goods that are in a store.

Synonyms of "Booster" as a noun (40 Words)

admirer	A person who has a sexual or romantic interest in someone. She s got a secret admirer.
advocate	A professional pleader in a court of justice. Care managers can become advocates for their clients.
backer	Invests in a theatrical production. He was the principal backer of the company.
booster amplifier	The first stage of a multistage rocket.
booster dose	A thief who steals goods that are in a store.
booster rocket	A person who backs a politician or a team etc.
booster shot	The first stage of a multistage rocket.
booster station	An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective.
booster unit	A thief who steals goods that are in a store.
champion	A knight who fought in single combat on behalf of the monarch. A champion hurdler.
defender	(in sport) a player whose task it is to protect their own side’s goal. Owen surged between two defenders then drove the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper.
dose	The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time. I wanted to give you a dose of the hell you put me through.
exponent	A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself. An early exponent of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas.
flagbearer	A person who is responsible for carrying the flag of their country at a ceremony, particularly at the opening or closing of an international sports contest. He will perform his duties as flagbearer for Slovakia during the opening ceremonies.
friend	A person you know well and regard with affection and trust. She s a friend of mine.
immunization	The act of making immune (especially by inoculation. A polio immunization campaign.
inoculation	The action of immunizing someone against a disease by introducing infective material, microorganisms, or vaccine into the body. Inoculation against flu was readily available.
lifter	An athlete who lifts barbells.
patron	A person or institution with the right to grant a benefice to a member of the clergy. A celebrated patron of the arts.
plugger	Someone who is an active supporter and advocate.
prime mover	The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
promoter	A sponsor who books and stages public entertainments. Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration.
proponent	A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. A strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies.
proposer	Someone who advances a suggestion or proposal. The proposer has ten minutes to speak in favour of his Bill.
protagonist	The principal character in a work of fiction. He s a strenuous protagonist of the new agricultural policy.
protector	A person who cares for persons or property. Ear protectors.
recall dose	A request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair.
relay link	A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals.
relay station	A race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance.
relay transmitter	A crew of workers who relieve another crew.
shoplifter	A thief who steals goods that are in a store. The supermarket had been targeted by shoplifters and looters.
sponsor	A business or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising. A leading sponsor of the bill.
standard-bearer	An outstanding leader of a political movement.
supporter	A person who backs a politician or a team etc. An Oxford United supporter.
takeoff booster	The first stage of a multistage rocket.
takeoff rocket	Sends a firework display high into the sky.
torchbearer	A leader in a campaign or movement. Some of the original feminist torchbearers.
upholder	Someone who upholds or maintains. Firm upholders of tradition.
vaccination	Treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease. If you think you need a flu vaccination check with your doctor.
vaccine	A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease. There is no vaccine against the virus.

Usage Examples of "Booster" as a noun

• Job fairs are a great morale booster.
• A booster injection.
• Boosters at five-year intervals are recommended.

Associations of "Booster" (30 Words)

admirer	A person who has a sexual or romantic interest in someone. She s got a secret admirer.
arrow	A mark or sign resembling an arrow used to show direction or position. Lights arrowed down into the airport.
ballistic	Relating to projectiles or their flight.
begin	Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war.
bullet	A pitch thrown with maximum velocity. You can apply your lipstick straight from the bullet but I like to use a brush.
commence	Begin. His design team commenced work.
disciple	A personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles. A disciple of Rousseau.
emanate	Proceed or issue forth, as from a source. Warmth emanated from the fireplace.
inaugurate	Begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period. The museum was inaugurated on September 12.
initiate	A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity. African men are initiated when they reach puberty.
launch	Launch for the first time launch on a maiden voyage. Launch a ship.
missile	A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled. The plane disintegrated after being hit by a missile launched from the ground.
originate	Create or initiate (something. The flight originates in Calcutta.
patron	A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause. We surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek well dressed patrons.
pioneer	Open up a road or terrain as a pioneer. A famous pioneer of birth control.
projectile	Denoting or relating to a projectile. Simon was projectile vomiting.
propellant	A substance that propels something. The common gun propellants are either nitrocellulose or a mixture of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine.
proponent	A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or course of action. A strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies.
propulsive	Having the power to propel. The propulsive rhythm of a fast train.
pundit	Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field. Political pundits were tipping him for promotion.
rocket	An elongated rocket propelled missile or spacecraft. She shot out of her chair like a rocket.
savant	A learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.
skyrocket	Sends a firework display high into the sky. Prices skyrocketed.
start	Give a signal to competitors to start in a race. The mortar in the joints had started.
stirring	An initial sign of activity, movement, or emotion. Constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan.
supporter	A person who is actively interested in and wishes success for a particular sports team. An Oxford United supporter.
trailblazer	Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art. He was a trailblazer for many ideas that are now standard fare.
trajectory	A curve or surface cutting a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle. The missile s trajectory was preset.
universe	All existing matter and space considered as a whole the cosmos The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies it has been expanding since its creation in the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago. They study the evolution of the universe.
votary	A person, such as a monk or nun, who has made vows of dedication to religious service. He was a votary of John Keats.