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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Starter

/(stärt"ẽr)/ · Start·er · IPA /ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.
  2. 2.
    A dog that rouses game.