starter

Words with a similar base: starter, starter_motor

'starter'

[starter.n.01] as in: an electric motor for starting an engine

'starter'

[starter.n.02] as in: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

'starter'

[starter.n.03] as in: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

'starter'

[newcomer.n.01] as in: any new participant in some activity

'starter'

[appetizer.n.01] as in: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

'starter'

[crank.n.04] as in: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

'starter'

[starter.n.07] as in: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough

Examples:
to make sourdough you need a starter

Origins

					starter (English)
├── -er (English)
│   ├── -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -eren (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -or (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── start (English)
    ├── stert (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── sterten (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── styrtan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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