How to Pronounce "starter"
word
/ˈstɑɹtɝ/
STAR-dur
/stˈɑːtɐ/
STAH-tuh
Definition
A 'starter' can mean the first part of a meal (an appetizer), a person or thing that starts something (like a sports player at the beginning of a game), or a device that helps start a machine (like a car motor).
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈstɑɹtɝ/
British English
/stˈɑːtɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STAR-dur
UK
STAH-tuh
Listen in Context
We had soup as a starter before the main course.
The car won't start because the starter is broken.
She is a starter on the school's basketball team.
I'll just have the salad starter—I'm not that hungry.