IGNITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does igniter mean? 

• IGNITER (noun)
  The noun IGNITER has 2 senses:

1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

  Familiarity information: IGNITER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IGNITER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

igniter; ignitor; lighter

Hypernyms ("igniter" is a kind of...):

fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "igniter"):

firelighter ((a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire)

kindling; punk; spunk; tinder; touchwood (material for starting a fire)

punk (substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks))

Derivation:

ignite (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

igniter; ignitor; light; lighter

Context example:

do you have a light?

Hypernyms ("igniter" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "igniter"):

cigar lighter; cigarette lighter; pocket lighter (a lighter for cigars or cigarettes)

fuse; fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)

friction match; lucifer; match (lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction)

match (a burning piece of wood or cardboard)

Derivation:

ignite (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)