starter

start·er  (stärtr)

n.

1. One that starts.

2. An attachment for starting an internal-combustion engine without hand cranking. Also called self-starter.

3. A device that initiates a flow of high voltage across the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.

4. Sports

a. One who signals the start of a race.

b. A participant that starts in a game or race.

5. Baseball

a. The first pitcher for a team in a game.

b. A pitcher who regularly begins games for a team.

6. The first in a series, especially the first course of a meal; an appetizer.

Idiom:

for starters Informal

To begin with; initially: "Deborah believes him, indicating, for starters, that she isn't the brightest" (Judith Crist).

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starter

Noun

1. Chiefly Brit the first course of a meal

2. for starters Slang in the first place

3. a device for starting an internal-combustion engine

4. a person who signals the start of a race

5. a competitor in a race or contest

6. under starter's orders (of competitors in a race) waiting for the signal to start

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	starter - an electric motor for starting an engine starter motor, starting motor electrical system - equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work kick start, kick starter - a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body self-starter - an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
	2.	starter - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning contestant - a person who participates in competitions starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game
	3.	starter - the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition dispatcher official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
	4.	starter - any new participant in some activity fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity enlistee, recruit - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
	5.	starter - food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) appetiser, appetizer course - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" antipasto - a course of appetizers in an Italian meal canape - an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food cocktail - an appetizer served as a first course at a meal hors d'oeuvre - a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal crudites - raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip
	6.	starter - a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle crank crank handle, starting handle - crank used to start an engine hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
	7.	starter - 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" culture - (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

Translations

starter [ˈstɑːtəʳ] n (AUT) → botón m de arranque;

(SPORT) (= official); juez m/f de salida: (= runner); corredor(a) m/f;

(BRIT) (CULIN) → entrada

starter [ˈstɑːtəʳ] start n (Aut) → démarreur m;

(Sport) (= official); starter m: (= runner, horse); partant m;

(Brit) (Culin) → entrée f

starter [ˈstɑːtəʳ] start n (Aut) → Anlasser m;

(Sport) (official, runner, horse) → Starter m;

(Brit) (Culin) → Vorspeise f;

for starters (inf) → für den Anfang

starter [ˈstɑːtəʳ] n (AUT) → motorino d'avviamento;

(SPORT) (= official); starter m inv: (= runner, horse); partente m/f;

(BRIT ) (CULIN) → primo piatto