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)

An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.

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

, chapter=5 citation , passage=A waiter brought his aperitif , which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
  ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}