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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024start•er /ˈstɑrtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a mechanical device that starts an engine.
anything that starts.Idioms- for starters, [Informal.]as the first step or part;
initially:We'll have cocktails for starters.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024start•er (stär′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that starts.
- a person who gives the signal to begin, as for a race, the running of a train, bus, elevator, etc.
- Automotivea device that starts an internal-combustion engine without a need for cranking by hand.
- a person or thing that starts in a race or contest:Only five starters finished the race.
- a culture of bacteria used to start a particular fermentation, as in the manufacture of cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, etc.
- Food[Cookery.]sourdough (def. 1).
- Slang Termsa shill, as at a gaming table in a casino.
- Games[Cribbage.]the card turned face up on the stack before the play.
- for starters, [Informal.]as the first step or part;
initially;
first:We will have soup for starters. For starters, he doesn't even know how to drive.
adj. - constituting a basis or beginning:a starter set of dishes; a starter home.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: starter /ˈstɑːtə/ n - a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel
Formerly called self-starter - a person who supervises and signals the start of a race
- a competitor who starts in a race or contest
- informal chiefly Austral NZ an acceptable or practicable proposition, plan, idea, etc
- chiefly Brit the first course of a meal
- (modifier) designed to be used by a novice: a starter kit
- for starters ⇒ slang in the first place
- under starter's orders ⇒ (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal
- (of a person) eager or ready to begin
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