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The Meaning of lighter

  • (n.) One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.
  • (n.) A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of shipment or delivery.
  • (v. t.) To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship.

Synonyms

igniter , hoy , ignitor , barge , flatboat , light , illumination , lighting , lightness , sparkle , light source , brightness level , spark , luminosity , visible radiation , luminousness , luminance , brightness , twinkle , visible light , transport

Homophones

leiter

Rhymes

beiter , biter , blighter , brighter , bullfighter , copywriter , deiter , ex-fighter , fighter , flighter , gunfighter , kreiter , lamplighter , leiter , miter , mitre , nighter , overnighter , pitre , reiter , reitter , righter , riter , scriptwriter , seiter , seitter , skywriter , sluyter , slyter , songwriter , sportswriter , tighter , titer , titre , typewriter , underwriter , whiter , writer , zeiter