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Starter

/ˈstɑːtə(ɹ)/

Someone who starts something.

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📖 Definitions of "Starter"

noun

1
Someone who starts something.
"a starter on a journey"
2
Something that starts something.
"It's small, but it's a good starter house."
3
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
4
(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.

🔄 Synonyms of "Starter"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
neophytenoun	A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
cranknoun	(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
fledglingnoun	A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
entrantnoun	A participant who enters something, such as a contest.
freshmannoun	(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body
fledgelingnoun	Alternative spelling of fledgling. [A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).]
dispatchernoun	In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
newcomernoun	One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Starter"

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Word	Definition
dispatchernoun	In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
entrantnoun	A participant who enters something, such as a contest.
cranknoun	(now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
newcomernoun	One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
freshmannoun	(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body
neophytenoun	A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
fledgelingnoun	Alternative spelling of fledgling. [A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).]
fledglingnoun	A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
enginenoun	The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
gunnoun	A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
pistolnoun	(loosely) A handgun
launchnoun	The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
start-upnoun	Alternative spelling of startup. [The act or process of starting a process or machine.]
landingnoun	An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
motornoun	A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
bootnoun	(footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
bootingnoun	(computing) The act by which a computer is booted.
crankingnoun	The act by which something is cranked.
flashnoun	A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
homenoun	One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.