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lighter in Malay

pemetik api

/ˈlaɪtə//ˈlaɪtɚ/

lighter in Malay: pemetik api. In English, lighter means a person who lights things.

Malay words for lighter

fire-making device
pemetik api

English meaning of lighter

  1. noun A person who lights things.
  2. noun A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
  3. noun A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
  4. verb To transfer (cargo or passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.

Full definition of lighter

lighter in a sentence

  • Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.

Synonyms of lighter

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Questions about lighter in Malay

What is the meaning of lighter in Malay?
Lighter in Malay is pemetik api.
Apakah maksud lighter dalam bahasa Melayu?
Lighter: pemetik api.
What does lighter mean in English?
Lighter means a person who lights things.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lighter (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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