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sparker
1[ spahr-ker ]
/ ˈspɑr kər /
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noun
something that produces sparks.
an apparatus used to test insulation on wires.
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Words nearby sparker
sparingly, spark, spark arrester, spark chamber, spark coil, sparker, spark erosion, spark gap, spark generator, sparkie, sparking plug
Other definitions for sparker (2 of 2)
sparker2
[ spahr-ker ]
/ ˈspɑr kər /
noun
a lover, swain, or beau.
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How to use sparker in a sentence
Second, a spark coil, the primary terminals of which were connected to the primary sparker and to a set of dry batteries.
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II|S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) ManlyI was speeding a little—about one city block every five minutes—on Thirteenth Street, when my sparker stopped sparking.
The Adventures Of A Suburbanite|Ellis Parker ButlerSomeone with a powerful sending set had cut loose into the air with his sparker.
On the Yukon Trail|Roy J. SnellI stayed with the Sparker outfit six years, and then my father died.
Sunny Slopes|Ethel Hueston