self-starter

self-start·er

(sĕlf′stär′tər)

2. One who displays an unusual amount of initiative.

self′-start′ing adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

self-starter

1. (Mechanical Engineering) the former name for a starter²

2. a person who is strongly motivated and shows initiative, esp at work

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

self′-start′er

1. starter (def. 3).

2. a person who shows initiative in undertaking a project.

[1890–95]

self′-start′ing, adj.

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Noun	1.	self-starter - an energetic person with unusual initiative ball of fire, human dynamo, powerhouse, fireball - a highly energetic and indefatigable person
	2.	self-starter - an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine starter, starter motor, starting motor - an electric motor for starting an engine

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self-starter

[ˌselfˈstɑːtəʳ] N

1. (Aut) → arranque m automático

2. (Comm etc) → persona f dinámica

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

self-starter

[ˌsɛlfˈstɑːtəʳ] n (Aut) → motorino d'avviamento (fig) (worker with initiative) → lavoratore/trice pieno/a d'iniziativa

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