starter

中文： 发令员、起动机、启动机、启动器

1. Someone who starts, or who starts something.
2. The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
3. A starting pitcher.
4. A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
5. An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
6. A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
7. A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
8. Something with which to begin; a first property, etc. · It's small, but it's a good starter house.

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