Synonyms for self-starter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : self-stahr-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlfˈstɑr tər

Top 10 synonyms for self-starter Other synonyms for the word self-starter

Définition of self-starter

Origin :
  • 1894, of engines, 1960, of persons (especially workers), from self- + starter. Self-starting (adj.), of motors, is attested from 1866.
  • As in go-getter : noun eager beaver
  • As in eager beaver : noun industrious person
Example sentences :
  • Doc pushed the self-starter; there came a click, a low humming.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Star » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Mr. Bill asked tenderly, as he put his finger on the self-starter.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Inheritance » by Frances R. Sterrett
  • "Six cylinder, self-starter," continued Sam with increasing enthusiasm.
  • Extract from : « The Major » by Ralph Connor
  • "Self-starter," echoed Joe, going off into a series of choking chuckles.
  • Extract from : « The Major » by Ralph Connor
  • Mamise saw that most of the employees were employees because they lacked the self-starter of ambition.
  • Extract from : « The Cup of Fury » by Rupert Hughes
  • It had a self-starter, which was, as they usually appear to be, out of commission.
  • Extract from : « The Idyl of Twin Fires » by Walter Prichard Eaton
  • Having ridden in the roadster, Smith knew that it had no self-starter.
  • Extract from : « The Real Man » by Francis Lynde
  • In haste they scrambled aboard, and pressed the self-starter on the engine.
  • Extract from : « Air Service Boys Over The Rhine » by Charles Amory Beach
  • Then Gabriel pressed the button of the self-starter and opened the throttle.
  • Extract from : « The Air Trust » by George Allan England
  • Granet mounted into the driving-seat and pressed the self-starter.
  • Extract from : « The Kingdom of the Blind » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
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