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self-starter
[ self-stahr-ter ]
/ ËsÉlfËstÉr tÉr /
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noun
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.
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Origin of self-starter
First recorded in 1890â95
OTHER WORDS FROM self-starter
self-starting, adjectiveWords nearby self-starter
self-slaughter, self-slayer, self-soothe, self-sow, self-sown, self-starter, self-sterile, self-stick, self-storage, self-study, self-styled
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British Dictionary definitions for self-starter
self-starter
noun
the former name for a starter (def. 2)
a person who is strongly motivated and shows initiative, esp at work
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