Difference between Lighter and Igniter

What is the difference between Lighter and Igniter?

Lighter as a noun is a small, reusable, handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes. while Igniter as a noun is any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive

Lighter

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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).

Part of speech: verb

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

Example sentence: It's not a struggle to be on a diet. You feel lighter, and your spirit is lighter, too. But I love chocolate, and I allow myself to have chocolate. That doesn't go against a diet for me.

Igniter

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive

We hope you now know whether to use Lighter or Igniter in your sentence.

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