A starter is a small quantity of food that is served as the first course of a meal.
[mainly British]regional note: in AM, use appetizer
2. countable noun
The starter of a car is the device that starts the engine.
A car's starter is basically an electric motor.
3. countable noun [usually plural]
The starters in a race are the people or animals who take part at the beginning even if they do not finish.
Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
4.
See for starters
starter in British English
(ˈstɑːtə)
noun
1.
a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel
Formerly called self-starter
2. US
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. informal, mainly Australian and New Zealand
an acceptable or practicable proposition, plan, idea, etc
6. Australian and New Zealand informal
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. mainly British
the first course of a meal
9. (modifier)
designed to be used by a novice
a starter kit
10. for starters
11. under starter's orders
starter in American English
(ˈstɑrtər)
noun
a person or thing that starts
; specif.,
a.
the first in a series
b.
a person or animal that starts in a race or game
c.
a person who gives the signal to start, as in a race
d.
a person who supervises the departure of commercial trucks, buses, etc.
e.
any of various devices for initiating motion in an internal-combustion engine; specif., an electric motor briefly activated by the ignition switch and powered by the battery to turn the flywheel
f.
a device within a fluorescent lamp or other discharge lamp, for initiating high voltage across the electrodes
g.
a pure culture used to start fermentation of cream, etc.
h.
the first course of a meal; appetizer
i. US, Baseball
a pitcher who starts a game
Idioms:
for starters
starter in Electrical Engineering
(stɑrtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) starters
noun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Motor or generator)
A starter is a machine that helps the starting process of an electrical device.
If a starter solenoid receives insufficient power from the battery, it will fail to start themotor.
An autotransformer starter uses an autotransformer to reduce the voltage applied to a motor during start.
A starter is a machine that helps the starting process of an electrical device.
Examples of 'starter' in a sentence
starter
He trotted to the truck, switched on the ignition and kicked the starter.
Hillerman, Tony THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES (1989)
In other languages
starter
British English: starter /ˈstɑːtə/ NOUN
A starter is a small quantity of food served as the first course of a meal.
American English: starter
Arabic: فَاتِـحُ شَهِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: entrada refeição
Chinese: 开胃菜
Croatian: predjelo
Czech: předkrm
Danish: begynder
Dutch: voorgerecht
European Spanish: primer plato
Finnish: alkupala ruoka
French: entrée repas
German: Vorspeise
Greek: μίζα
Italian: antipasto
Japanese: スターター
Korean: 맨 처음에 나오는 요리
Norwegian: starter
Polish: startujący
European Portuguese: entrada refeição
Romanian: aperitiv
Russian: стартер
Latin American Spanish: primer plato
Swedish: starter
Thai: อาหารจานแรก
Turkish: ön yemek
Ukrainian: перша страва
Vietnamese: món khai vị
All related terms of 'starter'
non-starter
If you describe a plan or idea as a non-starter , you mean that it has no chance of success .
starter set
a basic set of household goods, tools , books etc
heart starter
the first drink of the day
self-starter
a person who is strongly motivated and shows initiative , esp at work
starter flat
a compact flat marketed by price and size specifications to suit the requirements of first-time home buyers
starter home
A starter home is a small, new house or flat which is cheap enough for people who are buying their first home to afford .
starter motor
A starter motor is an electric motor for starting an engine.
starter pack
a pack containing basic equipment or information
starter marriage
a brief first marriage between two young adults , regarded as preparation for subsequent , longer-lasting marriages with different partners
under starter's orders
ready to do a task or job , and able to begin doing it immediately if necessary
kick-start
To kick-start a process that has stopped working or progressing is to take a course of action that will quickly start it going again.