kick-starter

noun

Synonym of kick start (“bar used to start a motorcycle engine”).

“This book serves as a kick-starter for those who care deeply about tackling poverty but don’t know where to start.”

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Meanings

nounkick-starter (plural kick-starters)

plural kick-starters

  1. Synonym of kick start (“bar used to start a motorcycle engine”).

    Synonyms: kick start

  2. Something that kick starts.

    This book serves as a kick-starter for those who care deeply about tackling poverty but don’t know where to start.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of kick start (“bar used to start a motorcycle engine”).

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Cite this entry
APA

kick-starter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick-starter

MLA

“kick-starter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick-starter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kick-starter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick-starter.

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