different between booter vs booner

English

Etymology

boot +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bu?t?(?)/

Noun

booter (plural booters)

1. (computing) A program or process that boots.
   • 1999, Tom Saulpaugh, Charles A Mirho, Inside the JavaOS operating system

     JavaOS works with a variety of booters.
2. (computing, video games) A game that is launched by booting directly from the floppy disk containing the game program, rather than starting the program from within the computer's standard operating system.
   1. The floppy disk used to launch a game in such a manner.
3. (sports) A person who plays association football.
4. (Canada, slang) The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.

Synonyms

• (stepping in a deep puddle): soaker

Anagrams

• Botero, reboot

English

Etymology 1

Suggestions are:

• From boondocks.
• From the name of the town of Boonah or the Shire of Boonah.

Pronunciation

Noun

booner (plural booners)

1. (Australia, chiefly Canberra, slang) A person who takes particular pride in their car and enjoys showing it off.
2. (Australia, slang, derogatory) A bogan.

Synonyms

• (car-proud person): hoon, petrolhead

Etymology 2

From the Boone and Crockett Club.

Noun

booner (plural booners)

1. (US) A trophy size big game animal, as measured by the Boone and Crockett ranking criteria.

Anagrams

• Borneo, Oberon