noun
Meaning 1
One who or that which sparks or initiates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a sparker of conflict
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
sparker
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noun
Meaning 2
A wooer; one who courts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
spark arrestor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spark arrester
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sparkō Old English spearca Middle English sparke English spark Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sparker From spark + -er.