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Starter vs Appetizer - What's the difference?

starter | appetizer | Synonyms |

Appetizer is a synonym of starter.



As nouns the difference between starter and appetizer

is that starter is someone who starts something while appetizer is a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

starter

English

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.
  • Synonyms

    * (first course of a meal) hors d’oeuvre

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    appetizer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * appetiser (Commonwealth only)

    Noun

    (wikipedia appetizer) (en noun)
  • (usually, in the plural) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal
  • Synonyms

    * * hors d'oeuvre * starter