[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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