Starters

noun

1. Someone who starts something.

   "a starter on a journey"

2. Something that starts something.

   "It's small, but it's a good starter house."

3. The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
4. (team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
5. A dog that rouses game.