lighter

Noun

lighter noun

1. One who, or that which, lights.“a lighter of lamps”
2. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.“Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.”

lighter noun

1. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).

Verb

lighter verb

1. To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

Adjective

lighter adjective

1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.“The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.”
2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.“She had light skin.”
3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.“I like my coffee light.”

Adjective

lighter adjective

1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.“a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons”
2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.“feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water”
3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.“to issue light coin”
4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.

Adjective

lighter adjective

1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.“The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.”
2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.“She had light skin.”
3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.“I like my coffee light.”

Adjective

lighter adjective

1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.“a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons”
2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.“feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water”
3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.“to issue light coin”
4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.