1A person who is sufficiently motivated or ambitious to work on their own initiative without needing direction.
he was the self-starter who worked his way up from messenger boy to account executive
他就是那个有创业精神的人，从一个投递员起步，一直干到业务经理。
Example sentencesExamples
Of course the thing ends with some goofy language about the person being a self-starter and a high-energy team player.
What are the magic ingredients that make up a successful self-starter?
Franchisors also look for people who can take direction and are self-starters as well.
This national event, which encourages students to be self-starters in the business world, has seen many triumphs for Carlow over the last few years.
This environment, much like the set-up of a small business, compels the counselor to take initiative and become a self-starter.
It's an attempt to enable community networking to spread beyond the folks who are self-starters.
The people that we have hired are all self-starters who want to be the best team in the business.
You must be a self-starter, able to work independently without supervision.
As the timescale is narrow, staff will have to be self-starters.
Not everyone is a self-starter and has the discipline to follow-through on assignments without a supervisor or co-workers to cheer them on.
Indeed, these schools work best where the child is a self-starter and is easily motivated.
2dated The starter of a motor-vehicle engine.
〈旧〉（机动车发动机上的）启动装置
Derivatives
self-starting
adjective
We are seeking teams that are effective, focused, disciplined and self-starting.
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When they see it happen, bookshop clerks add to their knowledge of the pathos of human nature and, after the self-starting author has departed, quietly return his books to Sociology.
Of course it is not all self-starting stuff around here.
How is the picture of a farming sector willingly reliant on the government for half of its income consistent with a view of itself as a self-sufficient, self-starting industry?
Because it is reliable and completely self-starting, this technique is being increasingly used, particularly in non-tunable industrial lasers.
Definition of self-starter in US English:
self-starter
nounˈˌsɛlf ˈstɑrdərˈˌself ˈstärdər
1A person who is sufficiently motivated or ambitious to start a new career or business or to pursue further education without the help of others.
有创业精神的人；自励的人
he was the self-starter who worked his way up from messenger boy to account executive
他就是那个有创业精神的人，从一个投递员起步，一直干到业务经理。
Example sentencesExamples
As the timescale is narrow, staff will have to be self-starters.
Indeed, these schools work best where the child is a self-starter and is easily motivated.
Franchisors also look for people who can take direction and are self-starters as well.
This environment, much like the set-up of a small business, compels the counselor to take initiative and become a self-starter.
Of course the thing ends with some goofy language about the person being a self-starter and a high-energy team player.
What are the magic ingredients that make up a successful self-starter?
Not everyone is a self-starter and has the discipline to follow-through on assignments without a supervisor or co-workers to cheer them on.
This national event, which encourages students to be self-starters in the business world, has seen many triumphs for Carlow over the last few years.
It's an attempt to enable community networking to spread beyond the folks who are self-starters.
You must be a self-starter, able to work independently without supervision.
The people that we have hired are all self-starters who want to be the best team in the business.