# self-starter

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who shows initiative and resourcefulness.
2. 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 hand.
3. An engine so equipped, or the vehicle that it powers.

## Etymology
From self- + starter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/self-starter