STARTER

I. noun Date: 1622 a person who initiates or sets going: as, an official who gives the signal to begin a race, one who dispatches vehicles, 2. one that engages in a competition, one that begins to engage in an activity or process, one that causes something to begin operating: as, a device for starting an engine, material containing microorganisms (as yeast) used to induce a desired fermentation, something that is the beginning of a process, activity, or series, II. adjective Date: 1946 of, relating to, or being an item acquired with the expectation that a more elaborate or sophisticated model will be acquired in the future