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Meaning of starter

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  starter
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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