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starter
[stahr-ter]
noun
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.
a 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.
Also called starter culture.a culture of bacteria used to start a particular fermentation, as in the manufacture of cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, etc.
Also called sourdough starter.
a mixture of water and flour left to ferment over several days to create dough for sourdough bread.
Slang.a shill, as at a gaming table in a casino.
the card turned face up on the stack before the play, as in cribbage, crazy eights, and other card games.
adjective
constituting a basis or beginning.
a starter set of dishes; a starter home.
starter
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
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 organizes the timely departure of buses, trains, etc
a person who supervises and signals the start of a race
a competitor who starts in a race or contest
informalan acceptable or practicable proposition, plan, idea, etc
informala person who is willing to engage in a particular activity
a culture of bacteria used to start fermentation, as in making cheese or yogurt
the first course of a meal
(modifier) designed to be used by a novice
a starter kit
slangin the first place
(of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal
(of a person) eager or ready to begin
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Ohtani will pitch his first game for the Dodgers on Monday, the team naming him as its starter for the opening game of a four-game series against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium.
In the days leading up, the Dodgers had lost Tony Gonsolin to an elbow problem — already their fourth starter to get injured just since the start of the season.
For starters, the competition is prestigious so winning it would be an accomplishment.
“The next time he’s on the mound, it will be as a starter.”
So what would be the ideal starter age?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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