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• a person or thing that starts in a specified way.

• "I'm just a slow starter"

• an automatic device for starting a machine, especially the engine of a vehicle.

• "the starter motor"

• the first course of a meal.

• a plan or idea that has a chance of succeeding and is therefore worthy of consideration.

• "she began to think that she must move away, yet she knew that it was not even a starter"

• a bacterial culture used to initiate souring in making yogurt, cheese, or butter.

• first of all; to start with.
"‘Anything else?’ ‘That'll do for starters.’"

• (of horses, runners, or other competitors) ready to start a race and just waiting for the signal.