Starter

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  starter
       n 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}]