launcher

/หˆlษ”หntสƒ.ษ™/

IPA: /L AO1 N CH ER0/

noun
  1. 1

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

    โ€œThe catapult made a good launcher for the small projectile.โ€

  2. 2

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

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/launcher