Fledgling vs Starter - What's the difference?
fledgling | starter |
Untried or inexperienced.
(literally) A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
(figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
Someone who starts something.
# The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag
# (baseball) A starting pitcher.
Something that starts something.
# An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine
# A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp
# A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
A dog that rouses game.
As nouns the difference between fledgling and starter
is that fledgling is (literally) a young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings) while starter is starter (person or device).As an adjective fledgling
is untried or inexperienced.fledgling
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Adjective
(-)Noun
(en noun)References
*starter
English
Noun
(en noun)- a starter on a journey
- It's small, but it's a good starter house.