Definition of starter
1 : a person who initiates or sets going: such asa : an official who gives the signal to begin a raceb : one who dispatches vehicles
2a : one that engages in a competition; especially : a member of a starting lineupb : one that begins to engage in an activity or process
3 : one that causes something to begin operating: such asa : a device for starting an engine; especially : an electric motor used to start an internal combustion engineb : material containing microorganisms (such as yeast) used to induce a desired fermentation
4 : something that is the beginning of a process, activity, or series; especially : appetizer
for starters
: to begin with
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Examples of starter in a Sentence
The team is playing only five regular starters.
The car's starter needs to be replaced.
Recent Examples of starter from the Web
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In the opener, Maddon pulled starter Jason Hammel with a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning, and the Cubs held on for a 5-4 victory.
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Zack Granite sparked a two-out, six-run surge by the Twins in the second inning against Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery (6-5) with a two-run single, his first major league RBIs.
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Cousins, 28, entering his third full season as Washington’s starter, set franchise records with 4,917 and 4,166 yards passing the past two seasons but has yet to win a playoff game.
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Jack Cooney will be one of nine new defensive starters as Ben Cooney and Petersen, a linebacker, are the only two holdovers.
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The three-year starter will again assume the same roles.
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With starters Tiffany Hayes, Jonquel Jones and Jasmine Thomas all playing in their first All-Star Games, the East has seven first-timers.
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For starters, insurance is less accessible and less affordable for people in poorer nations.
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Pyne won the starting job early last season after New Canaan's senior starter suffered a season-ending injury.
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First Known Use of starter
1622
starter
Definition of starter
: of, relating to, or being an item acquired with the expectation that a more elaborate or sophisticated model will be acquired in the future a starter home
Recent Examples of starter from the Web
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Starter kits run $129 and include a tasting flight of products such as truffles, martini mix, and deluxe spices.
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First Known Use of starter
1923
STARTER Defined for English Language Learners
starter
playDefinition of starter for English Language Learners
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: a player, horse, etc., that is in a game or race at its beginning
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: someone who gives the signal for a race to start
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: a device that is used for starting an engine
starter
Definition of starter for English Language Learners
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—used to describe something small or basic that you get when you are doing something for the first time
STARTER Defined for Kids
starter
playDefinition of starter for Students
: someone or something that starts something or causes something else to start a car's starter There were seven starters in the race.
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