rooter

noun9

1. •
   One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.

   • The rooter was terrorized, what with the mechanical noises right behind it, and it abandoned evasive turns and darts and made for the horizon with pitiful desperation. — 1994
2. •
   (US, slang) One who roots for, or applauds, something.

   • My oldest brother is a hefty twelve years older; we never quite bonded, though he's always been my supporter—a real rooter for me in academic studies. — 2007
3. •
   A device for boring a pathway through a blocked drain or sewer.
4. •
   A type of heavy machinery similar to a plow for breaking up soil, concrete, asphalt, etc.

   • Breaking old concrete is a simple task for powerful tractor and rooter if the teeth are hooked under slab edge and pulled forward, then raised up by rooter's cable lift. — 1955
5. •
   A type of malware that obtains and runs using privileged access, bypassing normal security systems.

   • In 2002 a new variant of auto-rooters was discovered in the wild: mass-rooters. — 2003
6. •
   A plant, viewed in terms of how it establishes its roots.

   • It is now possible to see at a glance how good rooters and poor rooters compare in their response to auxin treatments. — 1953
7. •
   One who roots or rummages through something.
8. •
   A blade for producing a narrow groove in a piece of wood.
9. •
   One who holds a primary or founding position in an enterprise.

   • Basically there are two kinds of Christians, the tooters and the rooters - the talkers and the doers. — 1992