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lighter (1)

light·er [ ltər ] (plural light·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small device for lighting cigarettes: a small typically gas-filled container with a flint or other spark-producer that produces a flame used for lighting something that is smoked, e.g. a cigarette, cigar, or pipe

2. somebody or something that lights something: a person or device that lights, illuminates, or ignites something ( usually used in combination )
a lamplighter

[Mid-16th century. <light1 (verb)]
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