lighter
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++light·er /ˈlaɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. 
DFTa small object that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes etc 点火器；打火机2. TTWa large open low boat used for loading and unloading ships 〔用于装卸货物的〕驳船Examples from the Corpus
lighter• A lighter is a rare commodity here.• She heard the hiss of a cigarette lighter, and opened her eyes.• There were two auxiliary power sockets next to the cigarette lighter.• The girl sits there muttering and shivering, with her last cigarette and an electric lighter.• I mean, an enamel lighter?• I snapped my lighter and the evening breeze promptly blew it out.• Fighters need lots of things but not big muscles - one look at any of the lighter boxing greats tells us that.• If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have.light·er nounChineseSyllable
produces for flame small a a Corpus that object
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lighter
light‧er /ˈlaɪtə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. a small object that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes etc
2. a large open low boat used for loading and unloading ships
light‧er /ˈlaɪtə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: light, lighter, lighting, lightness; adjective: light, lighted, unlit; verb: light, lighten; adverb: lightly, light
1. a small object that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes etc
2. a large open low boat used for loading and unloading ships