Appetizer vs. Starter

Appetizernoun

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

Appetizernoun

Something which creates or whets an appetite.

Appetizernoun

food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

Starternoun

Someone who starts something.

Starternoun

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

Starternoun

(baseball) A starting pitcher.

Starternoun

Something that starts something.

Starternoun

An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine

Starternoun

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

Starternoun

A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process

Starternoun

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

Starternoun

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

Starternoun

A dog that rouses game.

Starternoun

A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.

Starternoun

(rail) A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal.

Starternoun

One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.

Starternoun

A dog that rouses game.

Starternoun

an electric motor for starting an engine

Starternoun

a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough;

Starternoun

a contestant who is in the game at the beginning

Starternoun

the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

Starternoun

any new participant in some activity

Starternoun

food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

Starternoun

a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle