lighter

n. One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps. [ 1913 Webster ]

cigarette lighter A small portable device which produces a flame when a button is pushed, carried on the person to allow one to light cigarettes conveniently, and taking the place of a match. It may have a reservoir of liquid fuel conveyed by a wick, or may contain compressed butane as the fuel. [ PJC ]

n. [ D. ligter, fr. ligt light. See Light not heavy. ] (Naut.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lighter screw (Mach.), a screw for adjusting the distance between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or lowering the bridgetree. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter. [ 1913 Webster ]