1. starter(n = noun.artifact) starter motor, starting motor - an electric motor for starting an engine; Array
is a kind of electric motor
is a part of electrical system
has particulars: kick start, kick starter, self-starter
2. starter(n = noun.person) Array - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning; Array
is a kind of contestant
has particulars: starting pitcher
3. starter(n = noun.person) dispatcher - the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition; Array
is a kind of official
4. starter(n = noun.person) entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer - any new participant in some activity; Array
is a kind of beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro
has particulars: enlistee, recruit
Derived forms verb start1, verb start5
5. starter(n = noun.food) appetiser, appetizer - food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course); Array
is a kind of course
has particulars: antipasto, canape, cocktail, hors d'oeuvre, crudites
6. starter(n = noun.artifact) crank - a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle; Array
is a kind of hand tool
has particulars: crank handle, starting handle
7. starter(n = noun.act) Array - 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"
is a kind of culture
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]
starter, n.
1 a person or thing that starts.
2 an esp. automatic device for starting the engine of a motor vehicle etc.
3 a person giving the signal for the start of a race.
4 a horse or competitor starting in a race (a list of probable starters).
5 the first course of a meal.
6 the initial action etc.
Idiom:
for starters sl. to start with. under starter's orders (of racehorses etc.) in a position to start a race and awaiting the starting-signal.