Definition of starter Starter
/stɑˈɹtɚ/ - [starter] - start•er
We found 23 definitions of starter from 6 different sources.
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What does starter mean?
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NounPlural: starters |
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| starter - an electric motor for starting an engine | ||
| starter motor, starting motor | ||
| electric motor a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work | ||
| electrical system equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio | ||
| kick start, kick starter a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body | ||
| starter - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning | ||
| contestant a person who participates in competitions | ||
| 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; "to make sourdough you need a starter" | ||
| starter - the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition | ||
| dispatcher | ||
| starter - food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | ||
| appetizer, appetiser | ||
| course a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" | ||
| antipasto a course of appetizers in an Italian meal | ||
| canape an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | ||
| cocktail an appetizer served as a first course at a meal | ||
| hors d'oeuvre a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal | ||
| starter - any new participant in some activity | ||
| newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant | ||
| tiro, tyro, beginner, novice, initiate someone new to a field or activity | ||
| starter - a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | ||
| crank | ||
| hand tool a tool used with workers' hands | ||
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Wiktionary 
- starter (Noun)
Someone who starts something. - starter (Noun)
The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag. - starter (Noun)
A starting pitcher . - starter (Noun)
Something that starts something. - starter (Noun)
An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine . - starter (Noun)
A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp . - starter (Noun)
A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process. - starter (Noun)
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish. - starter (Noun)
A player in the starting lineup . - starter (Noun)
A dog that rouses game.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- starter (n.)
One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race. - starter (n.)
A dog that rouses game.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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starter
Something that starts something. -
starter
A mechanical device that starts an engine.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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starter
One who leaves a jolly company, a milksop; he is no starter, he will sit longer than a hen.
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🔤- starter, noun, singular of starters.
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