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. — marafon
deIch sammle Feuerzeuge. — Vortarulo
I don't like lighters.
ruЯ не люблю зажигалки. — carlosalberto
deIch mag keine Feuerzeuge. — carlosalberto
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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