7-Letter Words Containing R,A,T,T,E,R,S,_

• an electric motor for starting an engine

• a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

• the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

• any new participant in some activity

• food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

• a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

• a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough

• start an engine again, for example

• take up or begin anew

• a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

• any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats