starter

n.

1. One that starts.
2. An attachment for starting an internal-combustion engine without hand cranking. Also called self-starter.
3. A device that initiates a flow of high voltage across the electrodes of a fluorescent lamp.
4. Sports.
   1. One who signals the start of a race.
   2. A participant that starts in a game or race.
5. Baseball.
   1. The first pitcher for a team in a game.
   2. A pitcher who regularly begins games for a team.
6. The first in a series, especially the first course of a meal; an appetizer.

idiom:

for starters Informal.

1. To begin with; initially: "Deborah believes him, indicating, for starters, that she isn't the brightest" (Judith Crist).

Culture of bacteria used to inoculate or start growth in a fermentation, e.g. milk for cheese production, or butter to develop the flavour.

1. A device used with a ballast to start an electric-discharge lamp.
2. An electric controller for starting an electric motor, for bringing it up to normal speed, and for stopping it.
3. One of a series of roofing shingles applied beneath the first course of shingles, with a slight overhang at the eaves.

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A term used for a yeast culture added to fresh grape must to "start" the fermentation process. Many winemakers use commercially developed yeast cultures with specific characteristics to ensure that fermentation proceeds in a desired fashion.

Welsh springer spaniel.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - starter, selvstarter

idioms:

• for starters    til en begyndelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
starter, voorgerecht, startmotor, voorbereidende oefening

Français (French)
n. - (Sport) partant, (Sport) starter, (Aut, Tech) démarreur, (Culin) hors d'¯uvre, première question

idioms:

• for starters    comme hors d'¯uvre, (fig) pour commencer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorspeise, Starter, Anlasser

idioms:

• for starters    erst einmal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αφέτης, (μαγειρ.) ορεκτικό, ορντέβρ, (μηχαν.) εκκινητήρας, μίζα

idioms:

• for starters    εν πρώτοις, πρώτα-πρώτα

Italiano (Italian)
antipasto, motorino d'avviamento

idioms:

• for starters    per cominciare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - arranque (m) (Téc.), aperitivo (m) (Brit.) (Culin.)

idioms:

• for starters    primeiro item (m) ou ponto (m) em uma série

Русский (Russian)
стартер, участник соревнования, диспетчер, помощник режиссера, ведущий спектакль, пусковой прибор, стартер

idioms:

• for starters    для начала

Español (Spanish)
n. - entrada, primer plato, arranque, arrancador

idioms:

• for starters    como aperitivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - starter, startande, tävlingsdeltagare, startknapp, startkontakt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
开端, 起动装置, 发令员, 开胃菜

idioms:

• for starters    刚开始要...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 開端, 起動裝置, 發令員, 開胃菜

idioms:

• for starters    剛開始要...

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 출발자, (경주 등의) 스타트 담당자, (내연기관의) 시동 장치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スタート係, 起動装置, 原因, 一番錐, 最初に出る料理, 競走に出る人

idioms:

• for starters    手始めに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشغل السيارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתחיל במירוץ, יוצא לדרך, מריץ, מזניק, מתחיל, פותח, מתנע, מנה ראשונה‬

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