English-Finnish translations for lighter

• sytytin
  magneettisella kuristimella toimivat loisteputkivalaisimet tarvitsevat toimiakseen sytyttimen
• sytkäri
• lehteri
  kavuta lehtereille
• savukkeensytytin
• tupakansytytin

Definition of lighter

• One who, or that which, lights
• A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes
• A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats
• To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat

Examples

• I prefer a lighter shade of pink.
• a lighter of lamps
• Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.
• What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter!
• I wish Id thrown a lighter punch; hes out cold.

Related words

• highlighter
• lamplighter
• lighterman
• firelighter
• moonlighter
• blighter
• lighter fuel
• lighter-than-air craft
• charcoal lighter fluid