self-starter

[ self-stahr-ter ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈstɑr tər /

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noun

Informal. a person who begins work or undertakes a project on their own initiative, without needing to be told or encouraged to do so.

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Origin of self-starter

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM self-starter

self-starting, adjective

Words 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

How to use self-starter in a sentence

Enough of your threatening to be a self-starter; now marks a turning point when you either do it or shut it.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|September 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Seth Rogen (April 15, 1982) Aries self-starter Rogen began doing standup at 12, and he wrote a draft of Superbad at 13.
Zodiac Beast|Starsky + Cox|April 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He smiled a little derisively, stepped on the self-starter, and shot the car at the long hill down which the boys had just come.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk
Pressing the self-starter, the chauffeur soon had his machine gliding along.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service|H. Irving Hancock

"Yes, I'll back if Dick will only give me room," muttered Tom, as he pressed the lever of the self-starter.
The Rover Boys on a Tour|Arthur M. Winfield
In those days the self-starter was unknown, but Martin found he could start the heated engine without any difficulty.
The Revellers|Louis Tracy
Will puts iron into your blood, tightens up your vertebrate and makes you "a self-starter."
Supreme Personality|Delmer Eugene Croft

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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