Lighter Definition

lītər
lighters
noun
lighters
One that ignites or kindles.
American Heritage
A person or thing, as a mechanical or electrical device, that lights something or starts it burning.
A cigarette lighter, charcoal lighter.
Webster's New World
A large, open barge used chiefly to load or unload ships anchored in a harbor.
Webster's New World
verb
To transport (goods) in a lighter.
Webster's New World

To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

Wiktionary
adjective

Comparative form of light: more light.

I prefer a lighter shade of pink.
Wiktionary

Comparative form of light: more light.

What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter!
I wish I'd thrown a lighter punch; he's out cold.
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Other Word Forms of Lighter

Noun

Singular:
lighter
Plural:
lighters

Origin of Lighter

  • Middle English perhaps from lighten to make less heavy from Old English līhtan legwh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See light (“not heavy, weak") + -er (“comparative")

    From Wiktionary

  • See light (“unload, lighten") + -er (“agent")

    From Wiktionary

  • See light (“pale") + -er (“comparative")

    From Wiktionary

  • See light (“ignite") + -er (“agent")

    From Wiktionary

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