Synonyms for lighter

Most common

flatboat · igniter · briquette

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who lights things.

Related words

Word family

lighterman

Phrases

cigar lighter jet lighter torch lighter cigarette lighter

Is a kind of

lighten

Forms

Plural

lighters → barges, hoys, flatboats, igniters…

Example sentences

• igniter The gas stove's igniter became damaged.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

hoy¹

5 letters

barge¹

7 letters

igniter

8 letters

flatboat²

9 letters

briquette

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flatboat² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

briquet

Italiano

accendino

Español

mechero

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