self-startern.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈstɑːtə/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈstɑrdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, starter n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + starter n., after self-starting adj.

1. A device or small motor used to start an internal combustion engine, esp. in a motor vehicle, without having to crank it; a button for activating this. Also figurative.starter and starter button are now the more commonly used terms.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > starters

fire syringe1822

starting handle1836

magneto1882

self-starter1884

plug1886

gas starter1898

ignition plug1900

sparking plug1902

spark plug1903

dual ignition1909

impulse coupling1916

impulse starter1916

kick-starter1916

mag1918

cut-in1921

cartridge starter1922

recoil starter1931

glow plug1947

ignition1961

1884 Glasgow Herald 23 Feb. 4/1 (advt.) The Otto gas engine. Crossley's patent self-starter.

1894 Work 17 Feb. 73/3 The many improvements made in recent years in the use of ignition tubes, self-starters.

1902 R. J. Mecredy in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) vii. 137 In the case of cars with two or more cylinders various self-starters have also been introduced.

1927 Sat. Evening Post (N.Y.) 24 Dec. 15/3 Conversation with him was never a self-starter; you had to crank it.

1973 M. Russell Double Hit xxv. 190 There was the squawk of a self-starter, a roar, a piping of tyres.

1996 E. A. Proulx Accordion Crimes (1997) 480 He got as far as San Francisco where he was struck down by a touring Cadillac with an electric self-starter.

2016 Car India (Nexis) 1 June Other petrol performance SUVs..wake up the neighbours when you press the self-starter in the morning.

2. A person who acts on his or her own initiative, esp. in a professional context.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > one who is enterprising

rusher1839

rustler1865

go-getter1901

self-starter1913

thruster1925

minuteman1961

1913 Goshen (Indiana) Mid-week News-Times 10 June 4/1 Many a man is a self booster when he ought to be a self-starter.

1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 15 Nov. (1970) 203 Luci describes herself as a ‘self-starter’.

1979 Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. (Advt. section) 4/2 Must be self-starter with project management experience.

2014 Flybe Uncovered Jan. 83/1 We are a proud nation of self-starters, of entrepreneurs, of innovators.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-starter
释义	self-startern. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈstɑːtə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈstɑrdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, starter n. Etymology: < self- prefix + starter n., after self-starting adj. 1. A device or small motor used to start an internal combustion engine, esp. in a motor vehicle, without having to crank it; a button for activating this. Also figurative.starter and starter button are now the more commonly used terms. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > starters fire syringe1822 starting handle1836 magneto1882 self-starter1884 plug1886 gas starter1898 ignition plug1900 sparking plug1902 spark plug1903 dual ignition1909 impulse coupling1916 impulse starter1916 kick-starter1916 mag1918 cut-in1921 cartridge starter1922 recoil starter1931 glow plug1947 ignition1961 1884 Glasgow Herald 23 Feb. 4/1 (advt.) The Otto gas engine. Crossley's patent self-starter. 1894 Work 17 Feb. 73/3 The many improvements made in recent years in the use of ignition tubes, self-starters. 1902 R. J. Mecredy in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) vii. 137 In the case of cars with two or more cylinders various self-starters have also been introduced. 1927 Sat. Evening Post (N.Y.) 24 Dec. 15/3 Conversation with him was never a self-starter; you had to crank it. 1973 M. Russell Double Hit xxv. 190 There was the squawk of a self-starter, a roar, a piping of tyres. 1996 E. A. Proulx Accordion Crimes (1997) 480 He got as far as San Francisco where he was struck down by a touring Cadillac with an electric self-starter. 2016 Car India (Nexis) 1 June Other petrol performance SUVs..wake up the neighbours when you press the self-starter in the morning. 2. A person who acts on his or her own initiative, esp. in a professional context. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > one who is enterprising rusher1839 rustler1865 go-getter1901 self-starter1913 thruster1925 minuteman1961 1913 Goshen (Indiana) Mid-week News-Times 10 June 4/1 Many a man is a self booster when he ought to be a self-starter. 1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 15 Nov. (1970) 203 Luci describes herself as a ‘self-starter’. 1979 Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. (Advt. section) 4/2 Must be self-starter with project management experience. 2014 Flybe Uncovered Jan. 83/1 We are a proud nation of self-starters, of entrepreneurs, of innovators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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