sustainer

UK
/səˈsteɪ.nə/
US
/səˈsteɪ.nɚ/

Translations

sustainernoun
sustainers
pl
UK
/səˈsteɪ.nə/
US
/səˈsteɪ.nɚ/
The company acted as a sustainer for the local charity event.
Компания выступила спонсором местного благотворительного мероприятия.
He was the main sustainer of the project.
Он был главным поддерживателем проекта.
As a sustainer of the arts, she donated generously to the museum.
Как покровитель искусств, она щедро жертвовала музею.
sustaineradjective
UK
/səˈsteɪnə/
US
/səˈsteɪnər/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g. "sustainer engine") to denote something that provides sustaining power or support.

Definitions

sustainernoun
A person or thing that maintains or supports something.
The community viewed her as a key sustainer of local traditions.
A device or mechanism that keeps something in operation or existence.
The sustainer in the engine ensures that the machine runs smoothly.
The stage or engine of a rocket that continues propulsion after booster separation.
The sustainer burned for an additional three minutes after the boosters dropped away.
sustaineradjective
Providing sustaining power or support; maintaining operation after an initial phase.
The missile's sustainer motor kept it on course during the mid-flight phase.