lighter
A person who lights things.
Noun 3 meanings
A person who lights things.
“a lighter of lamps”
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).
Verb 2 meanings
To transfer (cargo or passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.
To transfer cargo or fuel from (a ship), lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
Etymology
From light (“to ignite”) + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch lichtere, lichter (“one who spreads light, illuminator”), Dutch lichter, luchter (“candle-holder, chandelier”). Compare also Middle English lightnere, liȝtnere (“one who enlightens or illuminates”).
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LIGHTER at a glance
LIGHTER has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,064 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with lighter
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
One letter away
- FIGHTER14
- TIGHTER11
- LIGHTEN11
- LIGHTED12
- RIGHTER11
- LICHTER12
- SIGHTER11
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