launcher

noun
/ˈlɔːntʃ.ə/UK/ˈlɑnt͡ʃ.ɚ/US

Etymology

From launch + -er.

  1. derived from lanchier
  2. inherited from launchen
  3. suffixed as launcher — “launch + er

Definitions

  1. One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who…

    One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.

    • The catapult made a good launcher for the small projectile.
    • They shot down the helicopter with a rocket launcher.
  2. An application that launches another or others, often holding icons or menus for…

    An application that launches another or others, often holding icons or menus for frequently used programs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for launcher. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA