Noun

(en noun)

Someone who starts something.

a starter on a journey

# The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag

# (baseball) A starting pitcher.

Something that starts something.

It's small, but it's a good starter house.

# An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine

# A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp

# A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process

The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.

(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.

A dog that rouses game.

Noun

(en noun)

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

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A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.

A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.

A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.