starter
128
3.0
- noun
- /ˈstɑːrtər/
- Stevenett, a forward, is one of only two returning starters for the Thunderbirds.
- a starter
- non-starters
- starters received more
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Watch on YouTubeI didn't become a starter in sports until I played football.
- I didn't become a starter in sports until I played football.
- And if you think that I couldn't be on somebody team right now, you a damn fool as as a starter, as a starter, as a franchise, as a Super Bowl contender.
- Dave Witt, Kirk, Big Cat and Jerry starters.
Examples
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The coach announced the list of starters for the upcoming basketball game during practice.
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Bob: I just want to be a starter on the team.
Fiction book (1999) -
And the coach said if I keep stopping goals like that, I'll definitely be a starter.
Fiction book (2001) -
First off, Joel Anthony is a starter, not a player off the bench.
Blog text (3) -
Their kid doesn't get to be a starter on the soccer team.
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Dad was a heck of a player, a starter in college, and a forward for the Golden Gophers at Minnesota.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now, their son, Emmett Sunday, has been a four-year starter for one of the best college programs in the country.
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The lead seesawed back and forth, and the Hawks' starters were breathing hard at halftime.
Fiction book (2001) -
As a freshman, she worked hard to become a starter on the volleyball team.
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His years of dedication finally paid off when he made the team as a starter for the soccer championship.
Synonyms
16
3.5
A pitcher who begins the game for their baseball team
1
7.4
In baseball, a pitcher who starts the game but only pitches the first one or two innings
1
7.9
A player who starts the team's turn to hit the ball and faces the first bowlers
Compounds
How Often
6
6.0
128
3.0
158
3.2
24
3.7
1
7.2
- Informal
2
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word starter comes from the verb start ('to begin') plus -er ('one who does something'). So a starter in sport is a player who begins the game on the field as part of the first group.