starter

Definitions of starter in various dictionaries:

noun - an electric motor for starting an engine

noun - 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

One that starts.

An attachment for starting an internal-combustion engine without hand cranking.

A device that initiates a flow of high voltage across the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.

Sports.

One who signals the start of a race.

A participant that starts in a game or race.

Baseball.

The first pitcher for a team in a game.

A pitcher who regularly begins games for a team.

The first in a series, especially the first course of a meal; an appetizer.

verb - to set out