lighter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈlʌɪtəɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈlaɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈlɑetə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- audio SSB
- /ˈlaɪtɚ/ (General-American)
- [ˈlaɪɾɚ] (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈlɑjtə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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”).
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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lighters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cigar lighter · lighter screw · lighterage · candlelighter · sandlighter · table lighter · fag lighter · fag-lighter · pipe lighter · lighterman · torch lighter · lighterful · gaslighter · jet lighter · lump the lighter · lighter fluid
Descendants
لایټر · लाइटर · lighter · lighter · লাইটার · لایْتَر · 라이터 · لائِٹَر · ライター
Hyponyms
lamplighter · cigarette lighter · firelighter
Synonyms
Translations (140)
ary بريكة (fire-making device) · yue 打火機 /打火机 (fire-making device) · mt lajter (fire-making device) · id pemantik (fire-making device) · ug چاقماق (fire-making device) · ca encenedor (fire-making device) · tg оташафрӯзак (fire-making device) · io acendilo (fire-making device) · nb fyrtøy (fire-making device) · lij bricchettu (fire-making device) · az alışqan (fire-making device) · eu pizgailu (fire-making device) · fo tendrari (fire-making device) · hak 打火機 /打火机 (fire-making device) · ru зажига́лка (fire-making device) · et tulemasin (fire-making device) · gv eddrymmey (fire-making device) · tr çakmak (fire-making device) · su gérétan (fire-making device) · hy կրակվառիչ (fire-making device) · bg запа́лка (fire-making device) · fi sytkäri (fire-making device) · is kveikjari (fire-making device) · gv losseyder (fire-making device) · gl chisqueiro (fire-making device) · nn lighter (fire-making device) · am መለኮሻ (fire-making device) · uk запальни́чка (fire-making device) · ce цӏетухург (fire-making device) · gil bebete riki (fire-making device) · kmr heste (fire-making device) · lt žiebtuvėlis (fire-making device) · uz chaqmoq (fire-making device) · pdt Hupjebrenna (fire-making device) · mn асаагуур (fire-making device) · cmn 打火機 /打火机 (fire-making device) · zza adırge (diq) (fire-making device) · ja ライター (fire-making device) · acw وَلَّاعة (fire-making device) · el αναπτήρας (fire-making device) · sh упа̀ља̄ч (fire-making device) · bo སླ་བ (fire-making device) · prs لَایْتَر (fire-making device) · ro brichetă (fire-making device) · da cigarettænder (fire-making device) · tk çakmak (fire-making device) · da lighter (fire-making device) · ur لائِٹَر (fire-making device) · nb sigarettenner (fire-making device) · am ማቀጣጠያ (fire-making device) · de (handheld) Feuerzeug (fire-making device) · pt isqueiro (fire-making device) · it accendino (fire-making device) · th ไฟแช็ก (fire-making device) · crh çaqmaq (fire-making device) · id korek api gas (fire-making device) · lij bricchetto (fire-making device) · da fyrtøj (fire-making device) · es encendedor (fire-making device) · cs zapalovač (fire-making device) · nn fyrtøy (fire-making device) · my ဓာတ်မီးခြစ် (fire-making device) · eu metxero (fire-making device) · sl vžigalnik (fire-making device) · kk шақпақ (fire-making device) · es mechero (fire-making device) · he מַצִּית (fire-making device) · es lighter (fire-making device) · uz zajigalka (fire-making device) · lo ເຫລັກໄຟ (fire-making device) · vi hộp quẹt (fire-making device) · fi tupakansytytin (fire-making device) · ms pemetik api (fire-making device) · es briquet (fire-making device) · fi savukkeensytytin (fire-making device) · vi bật lửa (fire-making device) · fa-ira فَنْدَک (fire-making device) · fr briquet (fire-making device) · pt acendedor (fire-making device) · mk запалка (fire-making device) · mi pūahi (fire-making device) · sk zapaľovač (fire-making device) · la ignitabulum (fire-making device) · sq çakmak (fire-making device) · scn azzarinu (fire-making device) · be запальні́чка (fire-making device) · tg нимирӯзӣ (fire-making device) · tet iskeiru (fire-making device) · ar قَدَّاحَة (fire-making device) · ko 라이터 (fire-making device) · es yesquero (fire-making device) · nl aansteker (fire-making device) · et välgumihkel (fire-making device) · ar وَلَّاعَة (fire-making device) · af aanbrandsteker (fire-making device) · nan-hbl 賴打 /赖打 (fire-making device) · hak 賴打 /赖打 (fire-making device) · ky зажигалка (fire-making device) · zu into yokukhanyisa (fire-making device) · cy taniwr (fire-making device) · lo ກັບເຫລັກໄຟ (fire-making device) · lv dedzīklis (fire-making device) · st segôtêtši (fire-making device) · yue 火機 /火机 (fire-making device) · es fosforera (fire-making device) · mk чакмак (fire-making device) · tl pansindi (fire-making device) · de Zigarettenanzünder (fire-making device) · my မီးခြစ် (fire-making device) · hi लाइटर (fire-making device) · hu öngyújtó (fire-making device) · ar وَلَّاعَة (fire-making device) · pox vigneně tüďai (fire-making device) · bn লাইটার (fire-making device) · kmr çeqmaq (fire-making device) · km ដែកកេះ (fire-making device) · ga lastóir (fire-making device) · fi sytytin (fire-making device) · ajp قَدَّاحَة (fire-making device) · nb lighter (fire-making device) · af aak (fire-making device) · lo ກັບໄຟ (fire-making device) · ps لایټر (fire-making device) · ga lastóir toitíní (fire-making device) · af aansteker (fire-making device) · nds Füertüüch (fire-making device) · to masi (fire-making device) · ary شعالة (fire-making device) · yi אָנצינדער (fire-making device) · ar قَدَّاحَة (fire-making device) · nn tennar (fire-making device) · sw vibiriti vya chuma (fire-making device) · lv šķiltavas (fire-making device) · pl zapalniczka (fire-making device) · sv tändare (fire-making device) · ka სანთებელა (fire-making device) · ky чакмак (fire-making device) · vo filidöm (fire-making device) · sh upàljāč (fire-making device) · ajp وَلَّاعَة (fire-making device)