a person or thing that starts in a specified way

I'm just a slow starter

an automatic device for starting a machine, especially the engine of a vehicle

the starter motor

the first course of a meal

a plan or idea that has a chance of succeeding and is therefore worthy of consideration

she began to think that she must move away, yet she knew that it was not even a starter

a bacterial culture used to initiate souring in making yogurt, cheese, or butter