supercharger

noun

su·​per·​charg·​er ˈsü-pər-ˌchär-jər 

: a device (such as a blower or compressor) for pressurizing the cabin of an airplane or for increasing the volume air charge of an internal combustion engine over that which would normally be drawn in through the pumping action of the pistons

Examples of supercharger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The supercharger to this approach over the past two prolific seasons, then, was the near telepathic connection between Allen and John Franklin-Myers. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

The Trackfinder takes the VQ40 V6 engine and adds a Z1 Off-Road supercharger system paired with a performance tune from UpRev for 501 horsepower at the wheels. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 Nov. 2026

So no adapter is needed to charge at any of those thousands of Tesla superchargers, but only a small percentage of them operate at sufficient voltage to charge near the Taycan’s limit. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026

Efforts in the 1920s focused on superchargers and cowlings to surround aircraft engines, but by 1968, transformed from NACA into NASA, that tiny initial effort had become an agency that put humans on the moon. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for supercharger

• turbocharger
• barger
• charger
• larger
• discharger