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,
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(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