self-starter

[ self-stahr-ter ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈstɑr tər /

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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 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM self-starter

self-start·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for self-starter

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
When I came out my car refused to go; the self-starter appears to have gone on a strike.
Shavings|Joseph C. Lincoln
In haste they scrambled aboard, and pressed the self-starter on the engine.
Air Service Boys Over The Rhine|Charles Amory Beach
On the level Bud went into neutral and pressed the self-starter with a pessimistic deliberation.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower

The paper was put away at once, and with a whirr from the self-starter the motor throbbed.
The Golf Course Mystery|Chester K. Steele
Ed had been the first to reach the structure, and, quickly switching on the self-starter, had run the machine out.
The Motor Girls on the Coast|Margaret Penrose

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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