Tra từ starter - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

start·er [starter starters] BrE [ˈstɑːtə(r)] NAmE [ˈstɑːrtər] noun
1. (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ap·pe·tiz·er)a small amount of food that is served before the main course of a meal
•This dish serves 4–6 people as a starter.
compare ↑hors d'oeuvre
2. a person, horse, car, etc. that is in a race at the beginning
•Only 8 of the 28 starters completed the course.
compare ↑non-starter
3. a person who gives the signal for a race to start
•the starter's gun
4. a device used for starting the engine of a vehicle
•the starter button
•a starter motor
5. a person who begins doing a particular activity in the way mentioned
•He was a late starter in the theatre (= older than most people when they start).
•a slow starter
see also ↑self-starter
6. (often used as an adjective)something that is intended to be used by sb who is starting to do sth
•a starter home (= a small home for sb who is buying property for the first time)
•a starter kit/pack
Idioms: ↑for starters ▪ ↑under starter's orders
See also: ↑appetizer

Collocations:
Restaurants
Eating out
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
have a meal with sb
make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six
ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
wait to be seated
show sb to their table
sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list
open/read/study/peruse the menu
the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
taste/sample/try the wine
the waiter takes your order
order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty
serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
complain about the food/the service/your meal
enjoy your meal
Paying
pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check
pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal
service is (not) included
give sb/leave (sb) a tip

Example Bank:
•I've chosen a hot starter.
•This dish can be served as a starter or a main course.