"self-starter" meaning in All languages combined

See self-starter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self-starters [plural]
Etymology: self- + starter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|starter}} self- + starter Head templates: {{en-noun|head=self-starter}} self-starter (plural self-starters)
  1. A person who shows initiative and resourcefulness.
    Sense id: en-self-starter-en-noun-g~aP03m3 Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand. Synonyms: starter
    Sense id: en-self-starter-en-noun-9F6cV4Zj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 51 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 32 53 15
  3. An engine so equipped, or the vehicle that it powers.
    Sense id: en-self-starter-en-noun-H0Y8l-r6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: self-starting

Inflected forms

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