Starter Explained

Starter may refer to:

Card games

Booster pack § Starter deck, for collectible games
Starter, the turned-up card in cribbage

Food and meals

Bread starter, a fermented mixture for baking
Fermentation starter
Starter, entrée and hors d'œuvre, eaten to start a meal

Science and technology

Starter motors, for internal-combustion engines
Motor starter, a motor controller for large electric motors
- Motor soft starter
Lamp starter, for fluorescent lights
- Glow switch starter, a type of fluorescent starter

Sports

Starting pistol, in athletics competitions
A player in the starting lineup
A starting pitcher in baseball
Operator of the starting barrier to begin a horse race

Other uses

Starter (clothing line), a brand
Jan Janszoon Starter (1593–1626), Dutch poet

See also