スターター

also: すたーた

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

race starter; official who signals the start

Refers to the person who gives the starting signal in a race or competition.

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When the starter fired the pistol, the athletes all started running at once.

2

starting player; starter in a lineup

Used in sports to refer to a player who is in the starting lineup.

3

starter motor; engine starter

Refers to the electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.

〈人ひと〉がスターターを務つとめるto serve as the (race) starter
彼かれは大たい会かいでスターターを務つとめた。
He served as the starter at the competition.
〈人ひと〉がスターターに選えらばれるto be chosen as a starting player
彼かれは今こんシーズン、スターターに選えらばれた。
He was chosen as a starting player this season.
スターターがかからないthe starter motor won't engage
寒さむくてスターターがかからなかった。
It was so cold that the starter motor wouldn't engage.

先せん発ぱつ sense 2
先発 is the native Japanese term for a starting player or pitcher, while スターター is the loanword used more casually in the same sense.
セルモーター sense 3
セルモーター is the everyday Japanese term for a car's starter motor, essentially interchangeable with スターター in this sense.

控ひかえ sense 2
控え means a bench or reserve player, the opposite of スターター as a starting player in the lineup.

キックスターター
kick starter
スターターキット
starter kit
スロースターター
slow starter
セルフスターター
electric starter; self-starter (device) · self-starter (person); go-getter

スターターUsage92%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'starter'.
スタータUsage8%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form; not a common practical spelling.

Loanword from English 'starter'.

スターターピストル

starting pistol; starter pistol