starter

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]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tə(r)

Etymology

to start + -er

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

• hors d’oeuvre

Translations

Croatian

Noun

hr-noun m

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

Synonyms

• anlaser

Starter may refer to:

• Automobile self starter, or motor starters, used to start large electrical motors
• Fluorescent lamp Starter, used to jump start fluorescent lights since they require a charge in order to turn on (Refer to section 2.3)
• Bread starter or "sponge", a fermented mixture used in baking sourdough
• Fermentation starter
• Starter pack, a trading card games deck containing enough cards to play a full game self-sufficiently
• Starter Clothing Line, a clothing brand that was popular in the 1990s, i.e. Starter jackets
• Starting lineup in sports
• A starting pitcher in baseball.

Starter may also refer to:

• a device that aids the initial production of light from a fluorescent lamp that is turned on when cold
• in golf the starter is the person who determines the order of play from the first tee.

See also

• Entrée and Hors d'œuvre, a course before the main course of a meal