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starter
noun
a
small
dish
that
is
eaten
before
the
main
course
of
a
meal
•
We
ordered
a
creamy
tomato
soup
as
a
starter
before
the
steak
arrived
.
We
ordered
a
creamy
tomato
soup
as
a
starter
before
the
steak
arrived
.
•
For
starter
,
Grandma
served
tiny
cheese
pastries
straight
from
the
oven
.
For
starter
,
Grandma
served
tiny
cheese
pastries
straight
from
the
oven
.
Derived
from
the
verb
“
start
,”
meaning
something
that
begins
a
sequence
,
first
recorded
with
the
food
sense
in
the
early
20th
century
.
noun
the
official
who
signals
the
beginning
of
a
race
•
The
starter
raised
his
pistol
,
and
the
sprinters
tensed
in
their
blocks
.
The
starter
raised
his
pistol
,
and
the
sprinters
tensed
in
their
blocks
.
•
After
the
loud
bang
from
the
starter
,
the
swimmers
dived
into
the
pool
.
After
the
loud
bang
from
the
starter
,
the
swimmers
dived
into
the
pool
.
From
the
verb
“
start
,”
with
the
agent
suffix
“
-er
,”
meaning
‘
one
who
starts
’,
documented
in
sporting
contexts
since
the
mid-19th
century
.
noun
a
player
chosen
to
begin
a
game
for
a
sports
team
•
Ella
trained
hard
and
finally
became
a
starter
for
the
varsity
basketball
team
.
Ella
trained
hard
and
finally
became
a
starter
for
the
varsity
basketball
team
.
•
The
coach
named
six
starters
and
told
the
rest
to
be
ready
as
substitutes
.
The
coach
named
six
starters
and
told
the
rest
to
be
ready
as
substitutes
.
Sports
use
arose
in
the
early
20th
century
,
extending
the
meaning
of
‘
one
who
starts
’
to
a
player
beginning
play
.
noun
an
electric
motor
that
turns
an
engine
to
make
it
begin
running
•
When
I
turned
the
key
,
the
car
’
s
starter
clicked
but
the
engine
did
not
fire
.
When
I
turned
the
key
,
the
car
’
s
starter
clicked
but
the
engine
did
not
fire
.
•
A
reliable
starter
is
essential
in
cold
weather
.
A
reliable
starter
is
essential
in
cold
weather
.
Automotive
sense
dates
from
the
early
1900s
with
the
invention
of
electric
self-starters
for
cars
.
noun
a
fermented
mixture
of
flour
and
water
containing
wild
yeast
,
used
to
make
bread
dough
rise
•
I
keep
my
sourdough
starter
in
a
glass
jar
on
the
kitchen
counter
.
I
keep
my
sourdough
starter
in
a
glass
jar
on
the
kitchen
counter
.
•
Feed
the
starter
with
equal
parts
flour
and
water
every
day
to
keep
it
alive
.
Feed
the
starter
with
equal
parts
flour
and
water
every
day
to
keep
it
alive
.
Baking
sense
comes
from
the
idea
of
a
mixture
that
‘
starts
’
fermentation
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
19th
century
.