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lighter2

Syllabification: (light·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈlītər/
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Definition of lighter

noun

  • a flat-bottomed barge or other unpowered boat used to transfer cargo to and from ships in harbor.

verb

[with object]
  • transport (goods) in a lighter:they lightered their cargo ashore

Derivatives

lighterman

Pronunciation: /-mən/
noun (plural lightermen)

Origin:

late Middle English: from light2 (in the sense 'unload'), or from Middle Low German luchter

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