'Starter' definitions:
Definition of 'starter'
(from WordNet)
noun
An electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter, starter motor, starting motor]
noun
A contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
noun
The official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: starter, dispatcher]
noun
Any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant]
noun
Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer, appetiser, starter]
noun
A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: crank, starter]
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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"
Definition of 'Starter'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'starter'
From: GCIDE
- 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]