STARTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STARTER?

Need another word that means the same as “starter”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “starter” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Starter” are: starter motor, starting motor, crank, dispatcher, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, appetiser, appetizer, novice, beginner, tyro, raw recruit, novitiate, canapé, first course, finger food, titbit, savoury, snack, learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer

Starter as a Noun

Definitions of "Starter" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “starter” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A horse, competitor, or player taking part in a race or game at the start.
• A bacterial culture used to initiate souring in making yogurt, cheese, or butter.
• A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle.
• A plan or idea that has a chance of succeeding and is therefore worthy of consideration.
• A contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning.
• An automatic device for starting a machine, especially the engine of a vehicle.
• The official who signals the beginning of a race or competition.
• A person or thing that starts in a specified way.
• An electric motor for starting an engine.
• The first course of a meal.
• The pitcher who starts the game.
• A culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough.
• A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or other location.
• A person who gives the signal for the start of a race.
• A topic, question, or other item with which to start a group discussion or course of study.
• Denoting something regarded as suitable for a person who is new to a particular activity, product, etc.
• Any new participant in some activity.
• A preparation of chemicals to initiate the breakdown of vegetable matter in making compost.
• A mixture of fermenting dough reserved from an earlier batch of baking, used to initiate fermentation in fresh dough.
• Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course.

Synonyms of "Starter" as a noun (30 Words)

appetiser	Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course.
appetizer	Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course. The meal started off with an assortment of appetizers including mini egg rolls and fried mozzarella.
apprentice	A beginner. An apprentice barman.
beginner	A person who founds or establishes some institution. An absolute beginner.
canapé	An appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food.
crank	A bad-tempered person. A long con rod which acts as a longer lever on the crank.
dispatcher	Killing a person or animal. He told the dispatcher that his wife wasn t breathing.
entrant	A commodity that enters competition with established merchandise. The prize will be awarded to the entrant who wins the tiebreak.
finger food	The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure.
first course	The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving.
fledgeling	Young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying.
fledgling	A young bird that has just fledged. The country s fledgling democracy.
freshman	A first-year student at high school. We invited the freshmen.
learner	A person who is learning to drive a motor vehicle and has not yet passed a driving test. A fast learner.
neophyte	Any new participant in some activity. A cast of neophyte actors.
newbie	Any new participant in some activity.
newcomer	A novice in a particular activity or situation. He s a newcomer to Boston.
novice	A person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. The novice hurdles.
novitiate	A place housing religious novices.
probationer	A nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period.
pupil	A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. Will you take me on as your pupil.
raw recruit	Informal terms for nakedness.
savoury	A savoury dish especially a snack or appetizer. Refreshments include cakes and savouries.
snack	A thing that is easy to accomplish. Bar snacks are served at lunchtime.
starter motor	The official who signals the beginning of a race or competition.
starting motor	A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning.
student	A person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education. Student loans.
titbit	A small piece of tasty food. They were hoping for titbits about the family.
trainee	Someone who is being trained. Trainee solicitors.
tyro	A beginner or novice.

Usage Examples of "Starter" as a noun

• To make sourdough you need a starter.
• The trainer has confirmed Cool Ground as a definite starter.
• Material to act as a starter for discussion.
• I'm just a slow starter.
• Consumers upgrading from a regular mobile phone to a starter smartphone.
• She began to think that she must move away, yet she knew that it was not even a starter.
• The starter motor.

Associations of "Starter" (30 Words)

amateur	Someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime. It s all so amateur.
appetizer	Food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course. The afternoon games served as an appetizer for the evening s heavyweight clash between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
apprentice	Serve as an apprentice. She apprenticed with midwives in San Francisco.
beginner	Someone new to a field or activity. An absolute beginner.
dessert	A dish served as the last course of a meal. A dessert of chocolate mousse.
entrant	A commodity that enters competition with established merchandise. The prize will be awarded to the entrant who wins the tiebreak.
fledgling	Having acquired its flight feathers. A fledgling enterprise.
founder	A worker who makes metal castings. The horses foundered.
freshen	Make (something) newer, cleaner, or more attractive. The waitress freshened their coffee.
freshman	A first-year undergraduate. Freshman year in high school or college.
grader	A judge who assigns grades to something. A first grader.
laity	Lay people, as distinct from the clergy.
layman	Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person. He was an active Catholic layman.
learner	Works for an expert to learn a trade. A fast learner.
meal	The food eaten during a meal. The evening meal.
neophyte	A new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist. A cast of neophyte actors.
nestling	A young person of either sex. Buntings their throats bulging with food for hungry nestlings.
newbie	Any new participant in some activity.
newcomer	Any new participant in some activity. He s a newcomer to Boston.
noodle	A very thin, long strip of pasta or a similar flour paste, eaten with a sauce or in a soup. Cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water.
novice	Someone new to a field or activity. Last season as a novice he won three races.
pie	Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top. A meat pie.
prentice	Works for an expert to learn a trade. My brother was prenticed to a wheelwright.
rookie	An awkward and inexperienced youth. A rookie cop.
salad	A mixture containing a specified ingredient served with a dressing. Sow salads like lettuce radish and spring onion.
sophomore	A second-year undergraduate. Their sophomore year in college.
soup	Any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup. The waves and the water beyond have become a thick brown soup.
tutorial	An account or explanation of a subject, printed or on a computer screen, intended for private study. Formal teaching consists of lectures tutorials and practicals.
tyro	Someone new to a field or activity.
unpracticed	Not having had extensive practice.