[W/K] :: starter

  Self-starter \Self`-start"er\, n.
     A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed
     air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an
     internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as
     a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand;
     -- called also a starter.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

  Starter \Start"er\ (st[aum]rt"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a
        journey; the starter of a race.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A dog that rouses game.
        [1913 Webster]

  starter
       n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter
            motor, starting motor]
       2: 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"
       3: a contestant who is in the game at the beginning
       4: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
          competition [syn: dispatcher]
       5: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling,
           fledgeling, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant]
       6: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served
          before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer, appetiser]
       7: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
          handle [syn: crank]