firelighter

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noun

A small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires.

OriginEnglish lighter ← Middle English lighten ← Old English līehtan →
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Meanings

nounfirelighter (plural firelighters)

plural firelighters

  1. A small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fuir
  4. Old Englishfȳr
  5. Middle Englishfyr
  6. Englishfire
  7. Old Englishlīehtan
  8. Middle Englishlighten
  9. Englishlight
  10. Englishlighter
  11. Englishfirelighter

From fire + lighter.

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Translations

Bulgarian подпа́лка
  • подпа́лка (podpálka)small block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Danish optændingsblok
  • optændingsbloksmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Dutch aanmaakblokje
  • aanmaakblokjesmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Finnish sytytyspala
  • sytytyspalasmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
French allume-feu
  • allume-feusmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Greek προσάναμμα
  • προσάναμμα (prosánamma)small block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Hungarian alágyújtós
  • alágyújtóssmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Icelandic uppkveikikubbur
  • uppkveikikubbursmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Irish adhantaí
  • adhantaísmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Norwegian Bokmål tennbrikett
  • tennbrikettsmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Polish podpałka
  • podpałkasmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Russian расто́пка
  • расто́пка (rastópka)small block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Swedish tändbrikett
  • tändbrikettsmall block of a flammable substance used to light fires
Cite this entry
APA

firelighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firelighter

MLA

“firelighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firelighter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firelighter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firelighter.

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