sparker
1 Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sparker1
First recorded in 1860–65; spark 1 + -er 1
Origin of sparker2
Example Sentences
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She had also found a store of kerosene and a sparker in the mix of trash in the galley.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
He took out his knife and struck the sparker again and again on the rasp, producing a shower of sparks each time, which each time failed to light the paper in the fireplace.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
The young millionaire pulled open the gasolene throttle to the full limit and set the sparker to contact at the best advantage.
From Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds by Garis, Howard Roger
To hear her romance described as the sparking of an old maid—and by the sparker!
From Spanish Doubloons by Kenyon, Camilla
I am the best little sparker that ever sent an S. O. S. over the blue between drinks of salt water, while swimming on my back around the wireless room chased by a man-eating shark.
From L.P.M. : the end of the Great War by Barney, J. Stewart (John Stewart)
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