different between booster vs intensifier

English

Etymology

boost +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bust?/

Noun

booster (plural boosters)

1. Something that boosts.
2. The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight
3. A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
4. Someone who is a fan or supporter of something.
   • 2012, The Economist, Lexington: A fiscal hawk, grounded

     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.

5. Someone who promotes a town or business
6. A member of a booster club.
7. A booster dose.

   When did you get your last tetanus booster?

8. (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
9. (video games) A power-up item.
10. (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
11. (slang) A thief.

    The security guard captured two boosters before they could exit the retail store.

Derived terms

• booster bag
• booster cable
• booster club
• booster dose
• booster injection
• boosterish
• booster seat
• booster shot

Translations

Anagrams

• Booters, Boteros, booters, reboost, reboots

Spanish

Noun

booster m (plural boosters)

1. booster

English

Etymology

intensify +? -er; from the most common use of such terms, to intensify an adjective.

Noun

intensifier (plural intensifiers)

1. That which intensifies.
2. (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.

   Synonym: expletive

   Antonym: downtoner

3. (photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.

Translations

See also

• Category:English intensifiers

References

• Intensifier at SIL Glossary of Linguistic Terms
• Intensifier at Oxford online dictionary

French

Etymology

intense +? -ifier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??.si.fje/

Verb

intensifier

1. to intensify

Conjugation

Related terms

• intense
• intensif
• intensification
• intensité

Further reading

• “intensifier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Finistérien, finistérien, résinifient