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lighter Definition


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lighter1
noun
    1. A device for lighting cigarettes, etc.
    2. Someone who sets something alight.
Etymology: 16c.




lighter2
noun
    1. A large open boat used for transferring goods between ships, or between a ship and a wharf.
Etymology: 15c: from Anglo-Saxon lihtan to relieve of a weight.



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