launcher

noun

launch·​er ˈlȯn-chər How to pronounce launcher (audio)
ˈlän-
Synonyms of launchernext
: one that launches: such as
a
: a device for firing grenades
b
: a device for launching a missile

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This Hot Wheels recharging station features a car lift, a launcher, and a rotating sign. Hildara Araya, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025 Reiner's role as a launcher of careers – and an architect of great American cinema – was indisputable. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 At one point during the event, Ashby took to the stage with KPop Demon Hunters' own Rei Ami, unveiling a cannon launcher that the pair then used to fire Labubus into the crowd as projectiles. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 Studying dynamic property of plutonium David Bober, the experimental team leader, noted that JASPER is one of only two impact launchers in the United States utilized to study the dynamic properties of plutonium. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for launcher

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of launcher was in 1911

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“Launcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launcher. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.

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