A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal.
A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process.
A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
A dog that rouses game.
The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
A starting pitcher.
An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.