GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Self-starter, n. A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand; -- called also a starter.
   
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   Starter (stärtˈẽr), n.
   1. One who, or that which, starts; as, “a starter on a journey; the starter of a race”.
   
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   2. A dog that rouses game.
   
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