Starter

Starter may refer to:

Card games

 * Booster pack § Starter deck, for collectible games
 * Starter, the turned-up card in cribbage

Food and meals

 * Bread starter, a fermented mixture for baking
 * Fermentation starter
 * Starter, entrée and hors d'œuvre, eaten to start a meal

Science and technology

 * Starter motors, for internal-combustion engines
 * Motor starter, a motor controller for large electric motors
 * Motor soft starter
 * Lamp starter, for fluorescent lights
 * Glow switch starter, a type of fluorescent starter

Sports

 * Starting pistol, in athletics competitions
 * A player in the starting lineup
 * A starting pitcher in baseball
 * Operator of the starting barrier to begin a horse race

Other uses

 * Starter (clothing line), a brand
 * Jan Janszoon Starter (1593–1626), Dutch poet