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English

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-starter.ogg



Etymology

Noun

  1. Someone who starts something.
    1. The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag
    2. A pitcher who starts games as opposed to a relief pitcher
  2. Something that starts something.
    1. An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine
    2. A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp
    3. A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process
  3. The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
  4. A player in the starting lineup


Synonyms


Translations

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Croatian

Noun

  1. A device that starts an engine or a machine.


Synonyms


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Self-starter \Self`-start"er\, n.
A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed
air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an
internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as
a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand;
-- called also a starter.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Starter \Start"er\ (st[aum]rt"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a
journey; the starter of a race.
[1913 Webster]

2. A dog that rouses game.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet starter
n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: {starter
motor}, starting motor]
2: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start
the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or
cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"
3: a contestant who is in the game at the beginning
4: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
competition [syn: dispatcher]
5: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling,
fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant]
6: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served
before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer, appetiser]
7: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: crank]
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