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noun

Starter n.

One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.

A dog that rouses game.

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Etymology of 'Starter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Starter" Quotes from Famous Books

... post as he cantered down. The starter wondered why the favorite was late. He could not let them go ...

— The Rider in Khaki - A Novel • Nat Gould

... on the starter, the big car began to gurgle. The search was on. A hundred men were presently combing the desert land and looking for an airplane that had not flown that way—just because Johnny Jewel was true to his supreme purpose in life. And just because Johnny's ...

— The Thunder Bird • B. M. Bower

... a racer at the starter's shot, snatched at his hat, missed it, let it lie as he ran on to his horse, mounted and went galloping off. Mormon holstered his gun and swung about to Molly, standing with crimson cheeks, blazing eyes and a young bosom turbulent ...

— Rimrock Trail • J. Allan Dunn

... quickly to the nearest elevator. He had timed his action; the starter was just about to close the door as he hurried in. But quick though he was, Alcatrante was close behind him. The agile South American squeezed into the elevator by so close a margin that ...

— The Girl and The Bill - An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure • Bannister Merwin

... boxes and baskets was strapped on to the luggage-carrier behind. A change of places was effected, resulting in the two girls sitting with Giles in the front. Loveday's suit-case was stowed away, her aunt waved good-bye, the electric-starter was applied, and the car moved off on ...

— A harum-scarum schoolgirl • Angela Brazil

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