Noun

(en noun)

Someone who starts something.

a starter on a journey

# The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag

# (baseball) A starting pitcher.

Something that starts something.

It's small, but it's a good starter house.

# 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.

Noun

(en noun)

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.

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*:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.

*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}

A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.