démarreur

starter motor

noun deh-mah-RUHR Rare

Also means

starter

Usage Note

Démarreur refers to the electric motor that starts a car engine. The related verb is démarrer ('to start, to get going'), and démarrage is the act of starting. Beyond mechanics, démarrage is widely used figuratively (un bon démarrage — 'a good start'), while démarreur stays mostly technical.

Examples

"Le démarreur est en panne, la voiture ne démarre plus."

Natural Translation

The starter motor is broken, the car no longer starts.

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