Starter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Starter	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Starter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
starter n an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter, starter motor, starting motor] a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition Synonym(s): starter, dispatcher any new participant in some activity Synonym(s): newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) Synonym(s): appetizer, appetiser, starter a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle Synonym(s): crank, starter 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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Starter \Start"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race. 2. A dog that rouses game.