"candlelighter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: candlelighters [plural]
Etymology: candle + lighter Etymology templates: {{compound|en|candle|lighter}} candle + lighter Head templates: {{en-noun}} candlelighter (plural candlelighters)
  1. A person who lights candles.
    Sense id: en-candlelighter-en-noun-5GJXpwjI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 87 13
  2. A spill used for lighting candles.
    Sense id: en-candlelighter-en-noun-g2Jbrlwi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: American Childhood Cancer Organization, formerly called Candlelighters

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for candlelighter meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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