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Self-starter   /sɛlf-stˈɑrtər/   Listen
Self-starter

noun
1.
An energetic person with unusual initiative.
2.
An electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine.





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"Self-starter" Quotes from Famous Books



... true. Will is the engine in the depths of the ship that drives it thru the buffeting waves and storm to the distant harbor. Will puts your back-bone where your wish-bone is now. Will puts iron into your blood, tightens up your vertebrate and makes you "a self-starter." You may have lost your battle, your Will stands ready for another better campaign. You miss an opportunity, your Will stands ready to open the door to a hundred new ones. Delay is the mother of most failures. One thing worse than "a ...
— Supreme Personality • Delmer Eugene Croft


Words linked to "Self-starter" :   fireball, human dynamo, powerhouse, ice, starting motor, starter motor, electric motor, ball of fire, starter, internal-combustion engine


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