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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Starter  \Start"er\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  starts;  as  a  starter  on  a 
  journey;  the  starter  of  a  race. 
 
  2.  A  dog  that  rouses  game. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  starter 
  n  1:  an  electric  motor  for  starting  an  engine 
  2:  a  contestant  who  is  in  the  game  at  the  beginning 
  3:  the  official  who  signals  the  beginning  of  a  race  or 
  competition  [syn:  {dispatcher}] 
  4:  any  new  participant  in  some  activity  [syn:  {newcomer},  {fledgling}, 
  {fledgeling},  {neophyte},  {freshman},  {entrant}] 
  5:  rotating  shaft  with  parallel  handle  [syn:  {crank}] 




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