Hypertext Webster Gateway: "starter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Starter \Start"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a
journey; the starter of a race.
2. A dog that rouses game.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
starter
n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: {starter
motor}, {starting motor}]
2: a contestant who is in the game at the beginning
3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
competition [syn: {dispatcher}]
4: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling},
{fledgeling}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {entrant}]
5: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: {crank}]
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