lighter

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪtɚ/, [ˈlaɪɾɚ]
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  • Rhymes: -aɪtə(r)

Etymology 1

light (“pale”) +‎ -er (“comparative”)

Adjective

lighter

  1. comparative form of light: more light
    I prefer a lighter shade of pink.
A lighter (sense 2)

Etymology 2

light (“ignite”) +‎ -er (“agent”)

Noun

lighter (plural lighters)

  1. One who, or that which, lights.
    a lighter of lamps
  2. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
    Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.
Translations

Etymology 3

light (“unload, lighten”) +‎ -er (“agent”); or possibly from Middle Low German luchter

Noun

lighter (plural lighters)

  1. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
Translations

Verb

lighter (third-person singular simple present lighters, present participle lightering, simple past and past participle lightered)

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

Etymology 4

light (“not heavy, weak”) +‎ -er (“comparative”)

Adjective

lighter

  1. 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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