Starter - Definition

n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter,
starter motor, starting motor]
2: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the
beginning
3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
competition [syn: starter, dispatcher]
4: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer,
fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman,
newbie, entrant]
5: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served
before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer,
appetiser, starter]
6: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: crank, starter]
7: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start
the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or
cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"