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Meaning of 'starter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Starter [ n.]
- One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.
- A dog that rouses game.

Meaning of 'starter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . starter [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
Example in sentence:
  • to make sourdough you need a starter

Nearby Words:

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