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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
see also:
starter
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
starter \start"er\ staumrt"~er, 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
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
starter motor starting motor dispatcher newcomer fledgling fledgeling
neophyte freshman newbie entrant appetizer
appetiser crank
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