a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
noun
the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
noun
any new participant in some activity
noun
food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
noun
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
noun
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”
Word Forms
fledgling
adjective
young and inexperienced
start
verb
bring into being
crank
verb
bend into the shape of a crank
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Anlasser
ein Elektromotor zum Starten eines Motors
🇫🇷French
démarreur
un moteur électrique pour démarrer un moteur
🇪🇸Spanish
motor de arranque
un motor eléctrico para arrancar un motor
🇮🇹Italian
antipasto
un motore elettrico per avviare un motore
🇵🇹Portuguese
iniciante
um motor elétrico para ligar um motor
🇷🇺Russian
стартер
электродвигатель для запуска двигателя
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्टार्टर
इंजन शुरू करने के लिए एक विद्युत मोटर
🇧🇩Bengali
স্টার্টার
একটি ইঞ্জিন শুরু করার জন্য একটি বৈদ্যুতিক মোটর
🇮🇳Tamil
ஸ்டார்டர்
ஒரு இயந்திரத்தைத் தொடங்குவதற்கு ஒரு மின்சார மோட்டார்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్టార్టర్
ఇంజిన్ను ప్రారంభించడానికి ఒక ఎలక్ట్రిక్ మోటార్
🇮🇳Marathi
स्टार्टर
इंजिन सुरू करण्यासाठी इलेक्ट्रिक मोटर
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટાર્ટર
એન્જિન શરૂ કરવા માટે ઇલેક્ટ્રિક મોટર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಟರ್
ಎಂಜಿನ್ ಅನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಮೋಟರ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്റ്റാർട്ടർ
ഒരു എഞ്ചിൻ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു ഇലക്ട്രിക് മോട്ടോർ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਟਾਰਟਰ
ਇੱਕ ਇੰਜਣ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਮੋਟਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
شروع کرنے والا
انجن شروع کرنے کے لیے الیکٹرک موٹر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
起动机
用于启动发动机的电动机
🇯🇵Japanese
スターター
エンジンを始動するための電気モーター
🇰🇷Korean
기동기
엔진 시동을 위한 전기 모터
🇻🇳Vietnamese
món khai vị
một động cơ điện để khởi động động cơ
🇹🇭Thai
เริ่มต้น
มอเตอร์ไฟฟ้าสำหรับสตาร์ทเครื่องยนต์
🇵🇭Filipino
panimula
isang de-koryenteng motor para sa pagsisimula ng makina
🇲🇾Malay
pemula
motor elektrik untuk menghidupkan enjin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بداية
محرك كهربائي لبدء تشغيل المحرك
🇮🇷Persian
شروع کننده
یک موتور الکتریکی برای راه اندازی موتور
🇹🇷Turkish
başlangıç
bir motoru çalıştırmak için bir elektrik motoru
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַתנֵעַ
מנוע חשמלי להתנעת מנוע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'starter'?
The primary meaning of 'starter' is 'an electric motor for starting an engine'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'starter' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'starter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'starter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'starter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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