English Explanatory Dictionary

starter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who starts, or who starts something.
  2. The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
  3. A starting pitcher.
  4. A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
  5. Something that starts something.
  6. An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
  7. A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
  8. A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
  9. Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
  10. The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
  11. A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
  12. A dog that rouses game.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/ [ˈstɑɹ.ɾɚ] en-us-starter.ogg

Word forms

starter starters

Etymology

From start + -er.

Synonyms

entrée hors d'oeuvre appetizer

Derived words

blue starter bread starter bungstarter dynostarter firestarter glow starter heart starter jump starter new starter nonstarter non-starter remote starter self-starter starter battery starter cable starter castle starter dough starter home starter house starter kit starter marriage starter motor starter pack starter pistol starter signal starter strip

Translations

Bulgarian: стартер Finnish: aloittaja Finnish: käynnistäjä Finnish: käynnistys Finnish: aloitus Finnish: käynnistin Māori: kaitīmata Portuguese: iniciador Portuguese: iniciadora
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