noun
plural -ers
[count] a player, horse, etc., that is in a game or race at its beginning
someone who gives the signal for a race to start
a device that is used for starting an engine
someone or something that starts an activity, process, etc.
chiefly Brit :appetizer
for starters
used to introduce a statement that is the first in a series of statements
adjective
always used before a noun
used to describe something small or basic that you get when you are doing something for the first time