English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-starter.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t�(r)|-��(r)t�(r)

Etymology
to start + -er

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. Someone who starts something.

## The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag
##baseball A pitcher who starts games as opposed to a relief pitcher

1. Something that starts something.

##An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine
##A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp
##A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process

1. The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
2. sports A player in the starting lineup

Synonyms
hors d'oeuvre|hors d�oeuvre

Translations
trans-top|first course of a meal
Dutch: voorgerecht n
French: hors d'�uvre m
German: Vorspeise f
Italian: antipasto m
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trans-top|electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine
Spanish: estárter m, cebador m (Argentina)
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trans-bottom

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|m

1. A device that starts an engine or a machine.

Synonyms
anlaser#Croatian|anlaser

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