English to English
noun
- an electric motor for starting an engine
source: WordNet 3.0
- a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
source: WordNet 3.0
- the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
source: WordNet 3.0
- any new participant in some activity
source: WordNet 3.0
- food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
source: WordNet 3.0
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.
source: Webster 1913
