One who thrusts, who pushes or stabs. / A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel). / (nautical) A bow thruster or a stern thruster.

plural of thruster

(US, historical, World War II) Those who are for military engagement.

A propulsive thruster located in an adjustable-azimuth mounting.

a propulsion unit mounted in or on the bow of a vehicle / (nautical) a sideways pointing thruster mounted in a tunnel in the bow or under the bow in a pod, for increased maneuverability

plural of azimuth thruster

plural of bow thruster

(sumo) A rikishi who uses his weight to push and pummel his opponent, rather than holding the opponent's mawashi and attempting to throw him

plural of pusher-thruster

(astronautics, space science) A hypothetical megastructure consisting of a gargantuan statite used to redirect the radiation pressure of a star, generating a net thrust which slowly accelerates the whole system in the direction of the statite.