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starter

/ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/noun2 syllables

Starter means: any new participant in some activity.

Synonyms for starter15

noun, as in any new participant in some activity

newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant

noun, as in an electric motor for starting an engine

starter motor, starting motor

noun, as in food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

appetizer, appetiser

noun, as in the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

dispatcher

noun, as in a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

crank

also used for starter

entrée, hors d'oeuvre

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What does starter mean?7

noun

1

any new participant in some activity

2

an electric motor for starting an engine

3

food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

4

the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

5

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

6

a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

7

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with starter?6

two syllables

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Starter in a sentence

  • If something strange happens, press the red starter-button.monahxo
  • For starters, millennials are more adventurous and want to try something new.Hybrid
  • For starters, prepare all the reference books you can find.Winter
  • For starters, you can collect all the reference works you can find.Tom9358
  • That idea is so dumb that it's a complete non-starter.mccarras
  • As a starter job, I think the warrior is good.Morg
  • For starters, I want to eat a little bit of cake.belgavox
  • For starters, I want to eat a little bit of pie.AlanF_US

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Forms of starter

as a noun

plural
starters