What does "sparkler" mean?
Anything that sparkles.
Sparkler
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Anything that sparkles.
- Grammar: sparkler is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: firecracker, firework, fireworks, ice.
- Useful contrasts: dork, nonpyrotechnic item.
- Usage evidence: And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Anything that sparkles.
"And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall."
- 2 a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks wordnet
- 3 A hand-held firework that emits sparks.
"The Playboy cover was of a girl in grey slacks and sandals, one hand on hip and the other waving a sparkler for Independence Day."
- 4 diamonds wordnet
- 5 A gem or ornament that sparkles. slang
"When the bill came, I got a side-glance at it, and hoped Rose would have to hock her sparklers to pay it."
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- 6 A vivacious and charismatic person.
"“As for Marilea, she was a sparkler. She was very effervescent. The family would often come out as a family unit when we were in the barnyard or the horse corral, and Marilea was just fine.”"
- 7 A sparkling wine. informal
"Irvine's white, a grape variety named for Hans Irvine, who developed the vineyards at Great Western (now owned by Seppelt), is frequently used in the Australian sparklers."
- 8 A tiger beetle.
- 9 One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person. dated
Proper Noun
- 1 A galaxy in Volans constellation, in the areal region of SMACS J0723.3–7327 (SMACS 0723); at the time of discovery in 2022, containing some of the earliest known massive star clusters, globulars. informal
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
dorknonpyrotechnic item
Example
"And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "sparkler"?
Common synonyms include: firecracker, firework, fireworks, ice, jewel, pyrotechnic device.
How do you use "sparkler" in a sentence?
And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From sparkle + -er.
Etymology 2
From sparkler, from its sparkling appearance, and sparkles surround the central object.