/ap"i tuy'zeuhr/ , n.
1. a small portion of a food or drink served before or at the beginning of a meal to stimulate the desire to eat.
2. any small portion that stimulates a desire for more or that indicates more is to follow: The first game was an appetizer to a great football season.
[ 1860-65; APPETIZ(ING) + -ER 1 ]