1. small dishes served before the main course of a meal
Usage: British English
2. people who begin or initiate something
3. devices that start engines or motors
Usage: automotive

Examples

• The restaurant offered several delicious starters including soup and salad.
• For starters, we need to organize our materials before beginning the project.
• The mechanic replaced the faulty starter in my car.
• All five starters played exceptionally well in tonight’s basketball game.
• The starters at this Italian restaurant are particularly good.
• The coach announced the starters for tomorrow’s championship game.
• Car starters can fail in extremely cold weather.