starter

Nouns

  • (n) an electric motor for starting an engine starter motor, starting motor,
  • (n) a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
  • (n) the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition dispatcher,
  • (n) any new participant in some activity fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte,
  • (n) food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) appetiser, appetizer,
  • (n) a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle crank,
  • (n) 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

Synonyms

starter motor starting motor dispatcher fledgeling fledgling newbie newcomer entrant freshman neophyte appetiser appetizer crank

Words of close approximity

startle startup
starter motor