- self-starter
- noun Date: 1894 1. starter 3a 2. a person who has initiative
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self-starter — ˌself ˈstarter noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES someone who is eager to succeed and able to work well on their own, without needing help or instructions: • Management is seeking to promote ambitious self starters. * * * self starter UK US noun… … Financial and business terms
self-starter — (n.) 1894, of engines, 1960, of persons (especially workers), SELF (Cf. self) + starter (see START (Cf. start) (v.)). Self starting (adj.), of motors, is attested from 1866 … Etymology dictionary
Self-starter — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-starter — [self′stärt′ər] n. 1. STARTER (sense e) ☆ 2. Informal one who works on one s own initiative and without prodding … English World dictionary
self-starter — ► NOUN ▪ a self motivated and ambitious person who acts on their own initiative … English terms dictionary
self-starter — n someone who is able to work successfully on their own without needing other people s help or a lot of instructions used to show approval … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-starter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms self starter : singular self starter plural self starters someone who is intelligent and confident enough to do a job without regular help and advice from other people … English dictionary
self-starter — self starting, adj. /self stahr teuhr/, n. 1. starter (def. 3). 2. Informal. a person who begins work or undertakes a project on his or her own initiative, without needing to be told or encouraged to do so. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
self-starter — self′ start′er n. 1) aum starter 3) 2) inf a person who shows initiative in undertaking a project • Etymology: 1890–95 self′ start′ing, adj … From formal English to slang
self-starter — noun 1》 a self motivated and ambitious person who acts on their own initiative. 2》 dated the starter of a motor vehicle engine. Derivatives self starting adjective … English new terms dictionary
