Starter Definition
stärtər
starters
noun
starters
A person or thing that starts.
Webster's New World
An attachment for starting an internal-combustion engine without hand cranking.
American Heritage
A device that initiates a flow of high voltage across the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.
American Heritage
One who signals the start of a race.
American Heritage
A participant that starts in a game or race.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- dispatcher
- entrant
- newbie
- freshman
- neophyte
- fledgeling
- fledgling
- newcomer
- appetiser
- appetizer
- starter-motor
- starting motor
- crank
- spark-plug
- leading spirit
idiom
for starters
- To begin with; initially:
American Heritage
for starters
- to begin with
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Starter
Noun
Singular:
starter
Plural:
startersIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Starter
Origin of Starter
-
start +"Ž -er
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