the person who gives the signal to start a race
a runner or other competitor at the start of a race or competition
in baseball, the pitcher who opens the game
a person who begins to engage in some activity, etc; a beginner
an automatic device that activates machinery, esp a vehicle engine
material containing micro-organisms, e.g. yeasts, used to induce fermentation, e.g. in milk or beer
a chemical compound used to start a chemical reaction
chiefly Brit (also in pl) the first course of a meal
for starters
chiefly Brit, informal in the first place
under starter's orders
said of runners in a horse race, etc: awaiting the signal to start