lighter
A person who lights things.
Example
“a lighter of lamps”
Other meanings
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
“Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.”
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
Synonyms
- igniter
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lighter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.