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Starter

see synonyms of starter

Noun

1. starter, starter motor, starting motor

an electric motor for starting an engine

2. starter

a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

3. dispatcher, starter

the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

4. entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter

any new participant in some activity

5. appetiser, appetizer, starter

food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

6. crank, starter

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

7. starter

a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough

Example Sentences:
'to make sourdough you need a starter'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Starter

see synonyms of starter
noun
1. 
a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel
Formerly called self-starter
2. US
a person who organizes the timely departure of buses, trains, etc
3. 
a person who supervises and signals the start of a race
4. 
a competitor who starts in a race or contest
5. informal, mainly Australian and New Zealand
an acceptable or practicable proposition, plan, idea, etc
6. Australian and New Zealand informal
a person who is willing to engage in a particular activity
7. 
a culture of bacteria used to start fermentation, as in making cheese or yogurt
8. mainly British
the first course of a meal
9. (modifier)
designed to be used by a novice
a starter kit
10.  for starters
11.  under starter's orders

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Starter

see synonyms of starter
noun
a person or thing that starts
; specif.,
a. 
the first in a series
b. 
a person or animal that starts in a race or game
c. 
a person who gives the signal to start, as in a race
d. 
a person who supervises the departure of commercial trucks, buses, etc.
e. 
any of various devices for initiating motion in an internal-combustion engine; specif., an electric motor briefly activated by the ignition switch and powered by the battery to turn the flywheel
f. 
a device within a fluorescent lamp or other discharge lamp, for initiating high voltage across the electrodes
g. 
a pure culture used to start fermentation of cream, etc.
h. 
the first course of a meal; appetizer
i.  US, Baseball
a pitcher who starts a game

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Starter

see synonyms of starter
n.
1. One that starts.
2. An attachment for starting an internal-combustion engine without hand cranking. Also called self-starter.
3. A device that initiates a flow of high voltage across the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.
4. Sports
a. One who signals the start of a race.
b. A participant that starts in a game or race.
5. Baseball
a. The first pitcher for a team in a game.
b. A pitcher who regularly begins games for a team.
6. The first in a series, especially the first course of a meal; an appetizer.
7. An active culture of bacteria or fungi, especially yeast, used to induce a predictable process of fermentation in the making of certain food products, such as cheese, soy sauce, and sourdough bread.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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