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Meaning of SELF-STARTER

Pronunciation:  self 'stârtur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
  2. [n]  an energetic person with unusual initiative
 
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 See Also: ball of fire, electric motor, fireball, human dynamo, ICE, internal-combustion engine, powerhouse, starter, starter motor, starting motor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Self`-start"er\, n.
A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed
air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an
internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as
a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand.
 
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