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light•er



Pronunciation: (lī'tur), [key]
—n.
1. a person or thing that lights or ignites.
2. a mechanical device used in lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes for smoking.

light•er



Pronunciation: (lī'tur), [key]
—n.
a large, open, flat-bottomed barge, used in unloading and loading ships offshore or in transporting goods for short distances in shallow waters.

—v.t.
to convey in or as if in a lighter.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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