lighter
A person who lights thingsA person who lights things.
» I collect lighters.
Ich sammle Feuerzeuge.
Я коллекционирую зажигалки.
Я собираю зажигалки.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
(handheld) Feuerzeug, Zigarettenanzünder
зажига́лкаzažigálka
запальни́чкаzapalʹnýčka
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
Leichter
ли́хтерlíxter, шала́ндаšalánda
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Examples
4 sentencesI collect lighters.
ruЯ коллекционирую зажигалки.
deIch sammle Feuerzeuge.
I don't like lighters.
ruЯ не люблю зажигалки.
deIch mag keine Feuerzeuge.
Ziri was holding two lighters.
No graphite pencils, food, tobacco, chewing gum, lighters, matches, or pocketknives will be permitted inside the clean room.
Translations
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Origin
From light (“to ignite”) + -er. Cognate with Middle Dutch lichtere, lichter (“one who spreFrom 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”).
From Middle English lightere, lyghtere, equivalent to light (“to unload, lighten”) + -er. Compare West Frisian lichter (“lighter ship”), Dutch lichter (“lighter ship”), Middle Low German lichter, lüchter, lüchtære (“a small ship that lightens a load, lighter ship”).
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