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| start·er [ strtər ] |
noun (plural start·ers) |
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1. first course of meal: a first course of a meal, or something suitable to be eaten as a first course of a meal
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2. mechanical engineering starting device for engine: a device for starting a machine or engine, especially an electrically operated device that causes the internal-combustion engine in a motor vehicle to fire
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3. sports somebody signaling start of race: somebody who gives the signal for a race to start
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4. sports competitor who starts: a horse or competitor who starts in a race
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5. sports player at beginning of game: a player who takes the field for a team at the beginning of a game
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6. baseball first pitcher: in baseball, the pitcher who pitches first for a baseball team, either regularly or in a specific game
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adjective |
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used to start: used to start something or as an introduction to something for people with little experience of it
  a starter set of paints
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for starters as the first thing to be done, considered, or dealt with (informal)
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