Definitions for lighter
ˈlaɪ tərlighter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. igniter, ignitor, lighternoun

   a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

2. lighter, light, igniter, ignitornoun

   a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

   "do you have a light?"

3. barge, flatboat, hoy, lighterverb

   a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

4. lighterverb

   transport in a flatbottom boat

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lighternoun

   A heavy boat into which ships are lightened or unloaded.

   Etymology: from light, to make light.

   They have cock boats for passengers, and lighters for burthen. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

   He climb’d a stranded lighter ’s height,
   Shot to the black abyss, and plung’d downright. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lighter

   A lighter is a portable device which creates a flame, and can be used to ignite a variety of items, such as cigarettes, gas lighter, fireworks, candles or campfires. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable liquid or compressed gas, a means of ignition to produce the flame, and some provision for extinguishing the flame. Alternatively, a lighter can be powered by electricity, using an electric arc or heating element to ignite the target.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lighternoun

   one who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps

2. Lighternoun

   a large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery

3. Lighterverb

   to convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship

4. Etymology: [D. ligter, fr. ligt light. See Light not heavy.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lighter

   A lighter is a portable device used to generate a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable fluid or pressurized liquid gas, a means of ignition, and some provision for extinguishing the flame.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lighter

   A large, open, flat-bottomed boat, with heavy bearings, employed to carry goods to or from ships.--Ballast lighter. A vessel fitted up to raise ballast from the bottom of a harbour.--Covered or close lighter. One furnished with a deck throughout her whole length, in order to secure such merchandise as might be damaged by wet, and to prevent pillage.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIGHTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lighter is ranked #77788 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lighter surname appeared 246 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lighter.
   
   79.2% or 195 total occurrences were White.
   14.6% or 36 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Device
   • Fuel
   • Transport

Anagrams for lighter »

1. rightle

2. relight

How to pronounce lighter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lighter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lighter in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lighter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lighter in a Sentence

1. Robert Jordan, The Great Hunt, Book 2 of The Wheel of Time:

   Life is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain.

2. Shuting Hu:

   In East Asian culture, women prefer lighter skin tone because they believe' y? bái zh? b?i ch?u,' which means' a white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults,'.

3. Unknown:

   If Today If you planted hope today In any hopeless heart If someone's burden was lighter Because you did your part, If you caused a laugh That chased some tears away If tonight your name is named When someone kneels to pray Then your day has been well spent.

4. Sammy Mwangi:

   I feel lighter when I share it. I feel it's not my burden.

5. Dionne Warwick:

   Burt’s transition is like losing a family member, these words I’ve been asked to write are being written with sadness over the loss of my Dear Friend and my Musical Partner. On the lighter side we laughed a lot and had our run ins but always found a way to let each other know our family like roots were the most important part of our relationship. My heartfelt condolences goes out to his family letting them know he is now peacefully resting and I too will miss him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lighter
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lighter
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighter
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lighter
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=lighter
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html