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starter (-ər)

noun

a person or thing that starts; specif.,
  1. the first in a series
  2. a person or animal that starts in a race or game
  3. a person who gives the signal to start, as in a race
  4. a person who supervises the departure of commercial trucks, buses, etc.
  5. any of various devices for initiating motion in an internal-combustion engine; specif., an electric motor briefly activated by the ignition switch and powered by the battery to turn the flywheel
  6. a device within a fluorescent lamp or other discharge lamp, for initiating high voltage across the electrodes
  7. a pure culture used to start fermentation of cream, etc.
  8. the first course of a meal; appetizer
  9. ☆ Baseball a pitcher who starts a game
starter Idioms

for starters

Informal to begin with

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starter Synonyms

starter

n.

innovator, initiator, beginner, opener, master, originator, pioneer, father of, inventor, moving spirit, leading spirit, spark plug*; see also author 1.

Antonyms follower*, adherent*, successor.


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starter Usage Examples

Possessives

  • gun: Then, as if a starter's gun has gone off, they are sprinting home, feet squelching on the damp tartan track.

Converse of object

  • motivate: We are seeking a bright, highly motivated self starter with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to manage our new reception area.

Adjective modifier

  • dizzying: He'd been playing a dizzying starters during wednesday night a distinct voltage.

Modifies a noun

  • pack: The starter packs contain half the number of diapers needed for full time use, saving parents over £ 100.

Noun used with modifier

  • self: A self starter An ideas person, who delivers.
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starter quotes

Few thought he was even a starter There were many who thought themselves smarter But he ended PM CH and OM An earl and a knight of the garter.

-1st Earl

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