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lighter

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) lighter (noun)
  2. 2) lighter (verb)
  3. 3) lighter (noun)
  4. light (adjective)
  5. light (adjective)
  6. light (adverb)
  7. lighter-out (noun)
  8. lighter-than-air (adjective)
  9. Cape Cod lighter (noun)
  10. shot lighter (noun)

1ligh·ter

noun \ˈlī-tər\

Definition of LIGHTER

: a large usually flat-bottomed barge used especially in unloading or loading ships

Origin of LIGHTER

Middle English, from Middle Dutch *lichter, from lichten to unload; akin to Old English lēoht light in weight
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with LIGHTER

biter, blighter, fighter, kiter, miter, niter, plighter, smiter, titer, writer

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