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Thruster vs Driver - What's the difference?

thruster | driver |

In nautical terms the difference between thruster and driver

is that thruster is a bow thruster while driver is a kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.

As nouns the difference between thruster and driver

is that thruster is one who thrusts or stabs while driver is one who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.

As a proper noun Driver is

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thruster

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who thrusts or stabs.
  • A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).
  • (nautical) A bow thruster.
  • (surfing) A surfboard (usually a shortboard) with three fins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near the rails.

    • Anagrams

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    driver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive .
  • Something that drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive .
  • A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.
  • A person who drives some other vehicle.
  • (computing) A program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
  • (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
  • (nautical) a kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.

    • Derived terms

    * back-seat driver * driver-ant * driver-boom * driverless * driverside * driver's license * driver transistor * driver tube * driver valve * driver-yard * in the driver's seat * pile-driver * screwdriver

    See also

    * chauffeur * conductor * pilot * rider ----