"starter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/ [US], [ˈstɑɹ.ɾɚ] [US] Audio: en-us-starter.ogg [US] Forms: starters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) Etymology: start + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|start|er}} start + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} starter (plural starters)
  1. Someone who starts, or who starts something.
    The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
    Translations (person who starts a race): стартер (starter) [masculine] (Bulgarian), lähettäjä (Finnish), starter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), startar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-bHMwCJHe Disambiguation of 'person who starts a race': 38 15 16 15 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1
  2. Someone who starts, or who starts something.
    (baseball) A starting pitcher.
    Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-uoGc6MzN Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. Someone who starts, or who starts something.
    (golf) A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
    Categories (topical): Golf
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-n1Bv9iA5 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. Someone who starts, or who starts something.
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-6~rTKBeF
  5. Something that starts something.
    An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
    Translations (electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine): стартер (starter) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 起動機 (Chinese Mandarin), 起动机 (Chinese Mandarin), 启动机 (qǐdòngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 啟動器 (Chinese Mandarin), 启动器 (qǐdòngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), startér (Czech), käynnistysmoottori (Finnish), starttimoottori (Finnish), startti (Finnish), démarreur [masculine] (French), starter [masculine] (French), Anlasser [masculine] (German), Starter [masculine] (German), μίζα (míza) [feminine] (Greek), スターター (sutātā) (Japanese), startmotor [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), starter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), startmotor [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), startar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rozrusznik [masculine] (Polish), partida [feminine] (Portuguese), demaror [neuter] (Romanian), ста́ртер (stárter) [masculine] (Russian), стартёр (startjór) [masculine] (Russian), motor de arranque [masculine] (Spanish), estárter [masculine] (Spanish), cebador [Argentina, masculine] (Spanish), marş motoru (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-VKV95yfD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 11 1 23 14 1 1 13 8 1 6 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 6 9 1 35 10 2 1 10 7 1 6 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 4 7 9 4 20 11 4 3 11 9 2 9 9 Disambiguation of 'electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine': 2 3 3 2 69 7 2 1 4 2 0 3 4
  6. Something that starts something.
    A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
    Translations (device that initiates a fluorescent lamp): sytytin (Finnish), cebador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-ICuCFbhM Disambiguation of 'device that initiates a fluorescent lamp': 1 4 7 1 18 50 1 1 6 3 1 3 5
  7. Something that starts something.
    A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
    Translations (yeast culture): մակարդ (makard) (note: for cheese and matzoon) (Armenian), siemen (Finnish), ieraugs [masculine] (Latvian)
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-bdSBuliL Disambiguation of 'yeast culture': 3 4 3 3 3 2 69 2 3 1 2 2 2
  8. Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-sbFpf9LS
  9. The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish. Synonyms: entrée, hors d'oeuvre, appetizer Translations (first course of a meal): ордьовър (ordjovǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), entrant [masculine] (Catalan), aperitiu [masculine] (Catalan), předkrm (Czech), forret [common-gender] (Danish), voorgerecht [neuter] (Dutch), voorafje [neuter] (Dutch), alkupala (Finnish), hors d’œuvre [masculine] (French), entrée [feminine] (French), წამომწყები (c̣amomc̣q̇ebi) (Georgian), თავი (tavi) (Georgian), Vorspeise [feminine] (German), Vorgericht [neuter] (German), ορεκτικό (orektikó) [neuter] (Greek), antipasto [masculine] (Italian), pirmais ēdiens [masculine] (Latvian), предјадење (predjadenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), ордевер (ordever) [masculine] (Macedonian), kumamatanga (Maori), forrett [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), forrett [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), اردور (ordovr) (Persian), استارتر (estârter) (Persian), entradas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), пе́рвое блю́до (pérvoje bljúdo) [neuter] (Russian), entrada [feminine] (Spanish), entrante [masculine] (Spanish), förrätt [common-gender] (Swedish), entré [common-gender] (Swedish), entrérätt [common-gender] (Swedish), antre (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-hVydCJrc Disambiguation of 'first course of a meal': 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 84 2 0 0 0
  10. (team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game. Translations (player that a team fields at the beginning of a game): титуляр (tituljar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), avauspelaaja (Finnish), titulaire [masculine] (French), titular [feminine, masculine] (Galician), titular [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), titular [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), startspelare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-WBK22pHj Disambiguation of 'player that a team fields at the beginning of a game': 2 8 5 2 2 2 3 6 3 57 5 1 4
  11. A dog that rouses game.
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-TS2Z8D~I
  12. (historical, British) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy. Tags: British, historical
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-atRLSy7W Categories (other): British English
  13. (rail transport) A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal. Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Automotive
    Sense id: en-starter-en-noun-1vx4iiV3 Disambiguation of Automotive: 4 6 4 4 5 5 6 4 8 5 3 5 42 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (someone who starts something): стартер (starter) [masculine] (Bulgarian), aloittaja (Finnish), käynnistäjä (Finnish), kaitīmata (Maori) Translations (something that starts): käynnistys (Finnish), aloitus (english: act) (Finnish), käynnistin (english: device) (Finnish)
Derived forms: blue starter, bread starter, dynostarter, glow starter, heart starter, jump starter, new starter, non-starter, remote starter, self-starter, starter battery, starter castle, starter dough, starter home, starter house, starter kit, starter marriage, starter motor, starter pack, starter pistol, starter signal, starter strip Disambiguation of 'someone who starts something': 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 Disambiguation of 'something that starts': 7 7 7 7 21 21 21 2 2 1 1 1 2

Inflected forms

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}
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      "word": "bread starter"
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      "word": "dynostarter"
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      "word": "glow starter"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "non-starter"
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    {
      "word": "starter castle"
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    },
    {
      "word": "starter home"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "starter marriage"
    },
    {
      "word": "starter motor"
    },
    {
      "word": "starter pack"
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    {
      "word": "starter pistol"
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      "glosses": [
        "Someone who starts, or who starts something.",
        "A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ],
        [
          "golf",
          "golf"
        ],
        [
          "tee",
          "tee"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Someone who starts, or who starts something.",
        "(golf) A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "golf",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1982, Hugh Stephenson, Claret and Chips: The Rise of the SDP, page 158",
          "text": "The most charitable view taken of them by their colleagues was that, as late starters on the journey away from their Labour past, they had not fully understood that the SDP intended to be something new and not just a Mark II Labour Party […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone who starts, or who starts something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that starts something.",
        "An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "electric",
          "electric"
        ],
        [
          "motor",
          "motor"
        ],
        [
          "internal combustion engine",
          "internal combustion engine"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that starts something.",
        "A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "electricity",
          "electricity"
        ],
        [
          "fluorescent lamp",
          "fluorescent lamp"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that starts something.",
        "A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yeast",
          "yeast"
        ],
        [
          "culture",
          "culture"
        ],
        [
          "medium",
          "medium"
        ],
        [
          "fermentation",
          "fermentation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's small, but it's a good starter house.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something with which to begin; a first property, etc."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ],
        [
          "meal",
          "meal"
        ],
        [
          "savoury",
          "savoury"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "entrée"
        },
        {
          "word": "hors d'oeuvre"
        },
        {
          "word": "appetizer"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lineup",
          "lineup"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "team sports",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A dog that rouses game."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ],
        [
          "rouse",
          "rouse"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, British) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Rail transportation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1961 March, “The new Glasgow Central signalbox”, in Trains Illustrated, page 179",
          "text": "The colour-light signals admitting directly to the platforms and the inner starters (for short-length departures well up the platforms) are two-aspect, while those immediately beyond them are three-aspect, but elsewhere four-aspect signals have been installed in association with route indicators.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
        ],
        [
          "railway",
          "railway"
        ],
        [
          "signal",
          "signal"
        ],
        [
          "starter signal",
          "starter signal"
        ],
        [
          "starting signal",
          "starting signal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rail transport) A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstɑɹ.ɾɚ]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-starter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/En-us-starter.ogg/En-us-starter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/En-us-starter.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "starter",
      "sense": "someone who starts something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стартер"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who starts something",
      "word": "aloittaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who starts something",
      "word": "käynnistäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "someone who starts something",
      "word": "kaitīmata"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "starter",
      "sense": "person who starts a race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стартер"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who starts a race",
      "word": "lähettäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person who starts a race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "starter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "person who starts a race",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "startar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that starts",
      "word": "käynnistys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "act",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that starts",
      "word": "aloitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "device",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that starts",
      "word": "käynnistin"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "starter",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стартер"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "起動機"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "起动机"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qǐdòngjī",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "启动机"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "啟動器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qǐdòngqì",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "启动器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "startér"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "käynnistysmoottori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "starttimoottori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "startti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "démarreur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "starter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Anlasser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Starter"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "míza",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μίζα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sutātā",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "スターター"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "startmotor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "starter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "startmotor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "startar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rozrusznik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "partida"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "demaror"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stárter",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ста́ртер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "startjór",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стартёр"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "motor de arranque"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estárter"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cebador"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "electric motor that starts an internal-combustion engine",
      "word": "marş motoru"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "device that initiates a fluorescent lamp",
      "word": "sytytin"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device that initiates a fluorescent lamp",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cebador"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "note": "for cheese and matzoon",
      "roman": "makard",
      "sense": "yeast culture",
      "word": "մակարդ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "yeast culture",
      "word": "siemen"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "yeast culture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ieraugs"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ordjovǎr",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ордьовър"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "entrant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aperitiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "předkrm"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forret"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "voorgerecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "voorafje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "alkupala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hors d’œuvre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entrée"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣amomc̣q̇ebi",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "წამომწყები"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavi",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "თავი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorspeise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Vorgericht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "orektikó",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ορεκτικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antipasto"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pirmais ēdiens"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "predjadenje",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предјадење"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ordever",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ордевер"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "kumamatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forrett"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forrett"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ordovr",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "اردور"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "estârter",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "استارتر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "entradas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pérvoje bljúdo",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "пе́рвое блю́до"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "entrante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förrätt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "entré"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "entrérätt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "first course of a meal",
      "word": "antre"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tituljar",
      "sense": "player that a team fields at the beginning of a game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "титуляр"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "player that a team fields at the beginning of a game",
      "word": "avauspelaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "player that a team fields at the beginning of a game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titulaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "player that a team fields at the beginning of a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titular"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "player that a team fields at the beginning of a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "player that a team fields at the beginning of a game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "titular"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "player that a team fields at the beginning of a game",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "startspelare"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "starter"
  ],
  "word": "starter"
}
{
  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''Someone who starts, or who sta'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "starter"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "starter",
  "trace": ""
}

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