launch·er

[lawn-cher, lahn-]
noun
1.
a person or thing that launches.
2.
a structural device designed to support and hold a missile in position for firing.

Origin:
1815–25; launch1 + -er1

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launcher (ˈlɔːntʃə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any installation, vehicle, or other device for launching rockets, missiles, or other projectiles

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Launcher is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
Going the heavy launcher way sounds safer and more practical, and has the added
  benefit of giving you a heavy launcher.
Nor could any other launcher that was a straight stack.
Behind him an anti-tank missile launcher is strapped to the roof.
They've stayed with the same basic launcher for decades, with a fair amount of
  success and reliability.
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