noun
Meaning 1
A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snuffer
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
candle snuffer
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Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Aramaic: ܡܙܡܟܐ — device made to extinguish a candle
- Aramaic: ܡܣܦܪܐ — device made to extinguish a candle
- Catalan: esmocadores — device made to extinguish a candle
- Czech: kratiknot — device made to extinguish a candle
- Czech: štipec — device made to extinguish a candle
- Dutch: kaarsendover — device made to extinguish a candle
- Dutch: snuiter — device made to extinguish a candle
- Dutch: domper — device made to extinguish a candle
- Dutch: dochtschere — device made to extinguish a candle
- Esperanto: estingilo — device made to extinguish a candle
- Finnish: kynttilänsammutin — device made to extinguish a candle
- French: éteignoir — device made to extinguish a candle
- French: mouchette — device made to extinguish a candle
- German: Kerzenlöscher — device made to extinguish a candle
- Greek: κηροσβέστης (kirosvéstis) — device made to extinguish a candle
- Ido: extingilo — device made to extinguish a candle
- Irish: smóladán — device made to extinguish a candle
- Italian: spegnitoio — device made to extinguish a candle
- Italian: smoccolatoio — device made to extinguish a candle
- Japanese: ろうそく消し — device made to extinguish a candle
- Korean: 촛불끄개 (chotbulkkeugae) — device made to extinguish a candle
- Latin: emunctorium — device made to extinguish a candle
- Luxembourgish: Wickeschéier — device made to extinguish a candle
- Macedonian: гасилник (gasilnik) — device made to extinguish a candle
- Polish: gaśnik — device made to extinguish a candle
- Polish: gasidło — device made to extinguish a candle
- Portuguese: abafador — device made to extinguish a candle
- Romanian: mucarniță — device made to extinguish a candle
- Russian: свечные щипцы (svečnyje ščipcy) — device made to extinguish a candle
- Serbo-Croatian: шна̀јцер — device made to extinguish a candle
- Serbo-Croatian: šnàjcer — device made to extinguish a candle
- Spanish: apagavelas — device made to extinguish a candle
- Spanish: matacandelas — device made to extinguish a candle
- Spanish: despabiladeras — device made to extinguish a candle
- Swedish: ljussläckare — device made to extinguish a candle
- Swedish: ljussax — device made to extinguish a candle
- Tagalog: panutog — device made to extinguish a candle
- Turkish: mum makası — device made to extinguish a candle
- Ottoman Turkish: موم مقصی (mum makası) — device made to extinguish a candle
- Welsh: glaniadur — device made to extinguish a candle