thrustern.

Brit.

/ˈθrʌstə/, U.S.

/ˈθrəstər/

Etymology: < thrust v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who or that which thrusts: see the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pushing > one who or that which

shover?a1513

thristar?a1513

thruster1598

pusher1859

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > who works with trams, tubs, etc.

coal putter1708

foal1770

onsetter1789

putter1812

headsman1813

trapper1815

thruster1825

trammer1839

train boy1852

tram1856

hanger-on1858

tipper1861

hooker-on?1881

jiggerer?1881

hitcher1890

tub-loader1891

haulier1892

tilter1892

unhooker1892

flatter1894

jagger1900

thrutcher1901

tram-boy1904

filler1921

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. b iv b/2 The expulser or thruster out (of teeth).

1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice sig. H8^v I was sore thrust at,..But, thou o'er-threw'st my thrusters.

1794 Hope's New Meth. Fencing 221 After whatever Fashion the Thruster holds his Fleuret.

1825 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 4/2 The corves..were drawn to the shaft of the pit by several other men called hurriers, and a number of boys called thrusters [cf. thrutcher n. at thrutch v. Derivatives].

1907 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 512 Brunetière was a keen thruster and never missed a parry.

a. Hunting slang. One who thrusts himself forward in the field, or rides too close to the hounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunter on horseback

workman1832

bruiser1833

roadster1858

craner1863

gap-hunter1872

thruster1886

funkstick1889

1886 Field 2 Jan. 3/1 His companion..chances to be a recognised thruster in the fullest sense of the term.

1892 Field 9 Jan. 56/1 More than the average number of thrusters striving for a forward place.

1898 J. A. Gibbs Cotswold Village xiii. 305 That somewhat unpopular class of sportsmen, the ‘thrusters’ of the hunting field.

b. figurative. One who pushes his way; an aggressive or go-ahead person. Also spec. with reference to driving.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > one who is enterprising

rusher1839

rustler1865

go-getter1901

self-starter1913

thruster1925

minuteman1961

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless

hell driver1699

scorcher1885

automaniac1902

speed merchant1913

speedster1921

thruster1925

cowboy1928

speed hog1928

speeder1974

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 280 Thruster, a, an obnoxious, pushing person. A ‘bounder’.

1927 Observer 6 Nov. 13/1 Those who described their more successful fellows as ‘thrusters’ and ‘climbers’.

1927 Morning Post 28 Nov. 10/4 The ‘road thruster’, or the man with the ‘passing’ mania, is usually a nuisance.

1960 Times 7 June 13/7 The ordinary lorry or van driver..is often the worst thruster of all.

1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo ii. 21 Bere..was known as a thruster when it came to administration.

1974 R. Harris Double Snare xxvi. 197 Robert's car has fallen back, displaced by an Italian thruster's enormous red tourer.

1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 106/1 She will not lend her support to any ambitious young thruster or leak the firm's secrets to a rival.

a. Astronautics. A small rocket engine on a spacecraft for providing the thrust needed to alter or correct its flight path or its attitude.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] > types of rocket engine

retro-rocket1951

sustainer1951

vernier1958

retro-engine1960

posigrade rocket1961

retro1961

thruster1962

strap-on1966

1962 J. Glenn in J. Glenn et al. Into Orbit 146 This would include warming up the hydrogen peroxide thrusters so that they would go to work without delay when I activated the controls.

1965 Newsweek 13 Dec. 60 In past missions, excitement, the thump of the thruster rockets and a busy schedule all conspired to deprive the astronauts of sleep.

1969 Guardian 22 July 18/3 A 46-second firing of the reaction control thrusters altered Eagle's orbit.

1973 Times 28 Nov. 8/2 Small thrusters were fired yesterday which put the 570lb craft on course so that it will fly to within 81,000 miles of Jupiter on December 3.

1977 Sci. Amer. Feb. 61/1 The satellite is carefully tracked by ground stations, the propulsion vector needed to compensate for drift is computed and the appropriate thrusters are fired by radio command.

b. Oil Industry. Each of several jets or propellers on a drill ship or offshore rig, used for accurate manœuvring and maintenance of position.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > propulsion machinery > [noun] > marine engine > types of

steeple engine1839

launch-engine1875

kicker1928

inboard1929

outboard1935

outdrive1961

trolling motor1964

sterndrive1968

thruster1972

putter1975

1972 L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations i. 3 Several vessels have been built, or are in the design and construction stage, that depend entirely upon thrusters, or powered units, to position the vessel dynamically.

1975 Gen. Electric Investor Winter 18/2 In the newest technique called ‘dynamic positioning’, gimbaled motors driving thruster propellers keep the rigs positioned over the drilling hole despite wind, waves and currents.

1983 New Scientist 2 June 627/2 When it is semi-submerged, a ‘dynamic positioning’ system, thrusters controlled by computers, keeps the ship within two metres of a programmed position in a force seven gale.

Draft additions 1993

4. A kind of surfboard or sailboard capable of greater speed and manoeuvrability than a standard model with one central fin, owing to a more streamlined shape and the provision of one or more additional fins. Also, one of these fins (also thruster fin).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > surfboard > types of

paddle-board1785

bellyboard1957

pig-board1959

malibu1962

gun1963

hot dog1963

pop-out1963

sausage board1963

skim-board1965

wakeboard1966

log1967

pintail1967

longboard1970

boogie board1976

bodyboard1979

thruster1982

mini-mal1988

funboard1992

kitesurfer1994

kiteboard1996

quad1999

1982 Surf Scene VII. 8/1 (advt.) Thrusters are ridden one or two inches shorter than normal with tails being one or two inches wider.

1986 Boards May 22/4 Their..latest development is the forefin which places a tiny thruster in the same box in front of the main skeg.

1988 Boardsailor (S. Afr.) June 22/1 The Taloa has no daggerboard but sports a thruster fin arrangement, with the two added thrusters assisting in manœuvrability.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thruster
释义	thrustern. Brit. /ˈθrʌstə/, U.S. /ˈθrəstər/ Etymology: < thrust v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who or that which thrusts: see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pushing > one who or that which shover?a1513 thristar?a1513 thruster1598 pusher1859 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > who works with trams, tubs, etc. coal putter1708 foal1770 onsetter1789 putter1812 headsman1813 trapper1815 thruster1825 trammer1839 train boy1852 tram1856 hanger-on1858 tipper1861 hooker-on?1881 jiggerer?1881 hitcher1890 tub-loader1891 haulier1892 tilter1892 unhooker1892 flatter1894 jagger1900 thrutcher1901 tram-boy1904 filler1921 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. b iv b/2 The expulser or thruster out (of teeth). 1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice sig. H8^v I was sore thrust at,..But, thou o'er-threw'st my thrusters. 1794 Hope's New Meth. Fencing 221 After whatever Fashion the Thruster holds his Fleuret. 1825 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 4/2 The corves..were drawn to the shaft of the pit by several other men called hurriers, and a number of boys called thrusters [cf. thrutcher n. at thrutch v. Derivatives]. 1907 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 512 Brunetière was a keen thruster and never missed a parry. 2. a. Hunting slang. One who thrusts himself forward in the field, or rides too close to the hounds. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunter on horseback workman1832 bruiser1833 roadster1858 craner1863 gap-hunter1872 thruster1886 funkstick1889 1886 Field 2 Jan. 3/1 His companion..chances to be a recognised thruster in the fullest sense of the term. 1892 Field 9 Jan. 56/1 More than the average number of thrusters striving for a forward place. 1898 J. A. Gibbs Cotswold Village xiii. 305 That somewhat unpopular class of sportsmen, the ‘thrusters’ of the hunting field. b. figurative. One who pushes his way; an aggressive or go-ahead person. Also spec. with reference to driving. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > one who is enterprising rusher1839 rustler1865 go-getter1901 self-starter1913 thruster1925 minuteman1961 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless hell driver1699 scorcher1885 automaniac1902 speed merchant1913 speedster1921 thruster1925 cowboy1928 speed hog1928 speeder1974 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 280 Thruster, a, an obnoxious, pushing person. A ‘bounder’. 1927 Observer 6 Nov. 13/1 Those who described their more successful fellows as ‘thrusters’ and ‘climbers’. 1927 Morning Post 28 Nov. 10/4 The ‘road thruster’, or the man with the ‘passing’ mania, is usually a nuisance. 1960 Times 7 June 13/7 The ordinary lorry or van driver..is often the worst thruster of all. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo ii. 21 Bere..was known as a thruster when it came to administration. 1974 R. Harris Double Snare xxvi. 197 Robert's car has fallen back, displaced by an Italian thruster's enormous red tourer. 1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 106/1 She will not lend her support to any ambitious young thruster or leak the firm's secrets to a rival. 3. a. Astronautics. A small rocket engine on a spacecraft for providing the thrust needed to alter or correct its flight path or its attitude. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] > types of rocket engine retro-rocket1951 sustainer1951 vernier1958 retro-engine1960 posigrade rocket1961 retro1961 thruster1962 strap-on1966 1962 J. Glenn in J. Glenn et al. Into Orbit 146 This would include warming up the hydrogen peroxide thrusters so that they would go to work without delay when I activated the controls. 1965 Newsweek 13 Dec. 60 In past missions, excitement, the thump of the thruster rockets and a busy schedule all conspired to deprive the astronauts of sleep. 1969 Guardian 22 July 18/3 A 46-second firing of the reaction control thrusters altered Eagle's orbit. 1973 Times 28 Nov. 8/2 Small thrusters were fired yesterday which put the 570lb craft on course so that it will fly to within 81,000 miles of Jupiter on December 3. 1977 Sci. Amer. Feb. 61/1 The satellite is carefully tracked by ground stations, the propulsion vector needed to compensate for drift is computed and the appropriate thrusters are fired by radio command. b. Oil Industry. Each of several jets or propellers on a drill ship or offshore rig, used for accurate manœuvring and maintenance of position. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > propulsion machinery > [noun] > marine engine > types of steeple engine1839 launch-engine1875 kicker1928 inboard1929 outboard1935 outdrive1961 trolling motor1964 sterndrive1968 thruster1972 putter1975 1972 L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations i. 3 Several vessels have been built, or are in the design and construction stage, that depend entirely upon thrusters, or powered units, to position the vessel dynamically. 1975 Gen. Electric Investor Winter 18/2 In the newest technique called ‘dynamic positioning’, gimbaled motors driving thruster propellers keep the rigs positioned over the drilling hole despite wind, waves and currents. 1983 New Scientist 2 June 627/2 When it is semi-submerged, a ‘dynamic positioning’ system, thrusters controlled by computers, keeps the ship within two metres of a programmed position in a force seven gale. Draft additions 1993 4. A kind of surfboard or sailboard capable of greater speed and manoeuvrability than a standard model with one central fin, owing to a more streamlined shape and the provision of one or more additional fins. Also, one of these fins (also thruster fin). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > surfboard > types of paddle-board1785 bellyboard1957 pig-board1959 malibu1962 gun1963 hot dog1963 pop-out1963 sausage board1963 skim-board1965 wakeboard1966 log1967 pintail1967 longboard1970 boogie board1976 bodyboard1979 thruster1982 mini-mal1988 funboard1992 kitesurfer1994 kiteboard1996 quad1999 1982 Surf Scene VII. 8/1 (advt.) Thrusters are ridden one or two inches shorter than normal with tails being one or two inches wider. 1986 Boards May 22/4 Their..latest development is the forefin which places a tiny thruster in the same box in front of the main skeg. 1988 Boardsailor (S. Afr.) June 22/1 The Taloa has no daggerboard but sports a thruster fin arrangement, with the two added thrusters assisting in manœuvrability. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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