lighter

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪtɚ/, [ˈlaɪɾɚ]

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• Rhymes: -aɪtə(r)

light (“pale”) +‎ -er (“comparative”)

lighter

1. comparative form of light: more light

   I prefer a lighter shade of pink.

A lighter (sense 2)

light (“ignite”) +‎ -er (“agent”)

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.

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

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).

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.

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

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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