Starter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a person or thing that starts.
  2. a person who gives the signal to begin, as for a race, the running of a train, bus, elevator, etc.
  3. a device that starts an internal-combustion engine without a need for cranking by hand.
  4. a person or thing that starts in a race or contest: Only five starters finished the race.
  5. a culture of bacteria used to start a particular fermentation, as in the manufacture of cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, etc.
  6. Also called sour·dough star·ter [souuhr-doh stahr-ter, sou-er-] /ˈsaʊərˌdoʊ ˌstɑr tər, ˈsaʊ ər-/ .
    • a mixture of water and flour left to ferment over several days to create dough for sourdough bread.
    • sourdough (def. 1).
  7. a shill, as at a gaming table in a casino.
  8. the card turned face up on the stack before the play, as in cribbage, crazy eights, and other card games.
adjective
  1. constituting a basis or beginning: a starter set of dishes; a starter home.
Idioms
  1. as the first step or part; initially; first: We will have soup for starters. For starters, he doesn't even know how to drive.
noun
  1. a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel
  2. a person who organizes the timely departure of buses, trains, etc
  3. a person who supervises and signals the start of a race
  4. a competitor who starts in a race or contest
  5. an acceptable or practicable proposition, plan, idea, etc
  6. a person who is willing to engage in a particular activity
  7. a culture of bacteria used to start fermentation, as in making cheese or yogurt
  8. the first course of a meal
  9. designed to be used by a novice
  10. in the first place
  11. under starter's orders
    • (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal
    • (of a person) eager or ready to begin
Starter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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