Synonyms for starter
ˈstɑr tərstarter

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1. starternoun

   Synonyms:
   hors doeuvre

2. starternoun

   Someone who starts something.

   a starter on a journey

   Synonyms:
   hors doeuvre

3. starternoun

   Something that starts something.

   Synonyms:
   hors doeuvre

4. starternoun

   The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.

   Synonyms:
   hors doeuvre

5. starternoun

   A player in the starting lineup

   Synonyms:
   hors doeuvre

6. starternoun

   A dog that rouses game.

   Synonyms:
   hors doeuvre

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1. starter, starter motor, starting motornoun

   an electric motor for starting an engine

   Synonyms:
   freshman, newbie, fledgeling, newcomer, fledgling, crank, appetizer, entrant, neophyte, dispatcher, starting motor, appetiser, starter motor

2. starternoun

   a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

   Synonyms:
   freshman, newbie, fledgeling, newcomer, fledgling, crank, appetizer, entrant, neophyte, dispatcher, starting motor, appetiser, starter motor

3. starter, dispatchernoun

   the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

   Synonyms:
   freshman, newbie, fledgeling, newcomer, fledgling, crank, appetizer, entrant, neophyte, dispatcher, starting motor, appetiser, starter motor

4. newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrantnoun

   any new participant in some activity

   Synonyms:
   catechumen, starter motor, fledgeling, crank, newcomer, fledgling, starting motor, appetizer, entrant, fresher, neophyte, dispatcher, freshman, appetiser, newbie

5. appetizer, appetiser, starternoun

   food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

   Synonyms:
   freshman, fledgeling, newbie, newcomer, fledgling, crank, appetizer, entrant, neophyte, dispatcher, starting motor, appetiser, starter motor

6. crank, starternoun

   a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

   Synonyms:
   crosspatch, appetizer, neophyte, trash, methamphetamine hydrochloride, entrant, glass, fledgling, dispatcher, starter motor, methamphetamine, screwball, nut, nut case, ice, deoxyephedrine, churl, appetiser, shabu, fruitcake, chicken feed, chalk, starting motor, newbie, grouch, crank, meth, crackpot, grump, freshman, newcomer, fledgeling

7. starternoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   freshman, newbie, fledgeling, newcomer, fledgling, crank, appetizer, entrant, neophyte, dispatcher, starting motor, appetiser, starter motor

Matched Categories

1. • Contestant
   • Course
   • Culture
   • Electric Motor
   • Hand Tool
   • Official

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1. List of paraphrases for "starter":

   boot, bootable, start, startup

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1. Xander Schauffele:

   Just to get over the hump, honestly, it was big, it definitely was a kick-starter for me, as you can tell.

2. Pat Morrow:

   It’s not just having the usual stuff that people have been able to wager… it’s the conversation starter questions around those sports: what’s happening in those sports that keep them relevant, even when the first pitch of the season hasn’t started yet.

3. Bret Bielema:

   I talked to Art and he was awesome about it, i told him if things were reversed and he was the starter coming back off an injury, we would do the same thing 100 out of 100 times. He gets that.

4. Tom Watson:

   Augusta National in April is one of my favorite places to be, with the many fond memories of both watching the Masters as a youngster and then competing in the tournament for so many years, I am greatly honored to join my friends and fellow competitors, Jack and Gary, as an honorary starter in this upcoming Masters.

5. Kimberly Flynn:

   It's harder and harder to sell a mutual fund in today's fee-sensitive environment, you need to offer something truly alternative that has the potential to produce alpha (excess returns). It may also be a conversation starter to sell the rest of their other product lineup.