Definition of Sparkler

1. Noun. Diamonds. "Look at the ice on that dame!"

Exact synonyms: Ice
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Diamond
Derivative terms: Sparkle

2. Noun. A firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks.
Generic synonyms: Firework, Pyrotechnic

Definition of Sparkler

1. n. One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an improvident person.

2. n. One who, or that which, sparkles.

3. n. A tiger beetle.

Definition of Sparkler

1. Noun. A hand-held firework that emits sparks. ¹

2. Noun. (slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles. ¹

3. Noun. (informal) A sparkling wine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sparkler

1. something that sparkles [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sparkler

1. A tiger beetle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparkler

sparkgaps
sparkie
sparkier
sparkies
sparkiest
sparkily
sparking
sparking plug
sparkingly
sparkish
sparkle
sparkle metal
sparkleberries
sparkleberry
sparkled
sparkler (current term)
sparklers
sparkles
sparkless
sparklet
sparklets
sparklier
sparklies
sparkliest
sparklike
sparkline
sparklines
sparkliness
sparkling
sparkling(a)

Literary usage of Sparkler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. John W. Gould's Private Journal of a Voyage from New York to Rio de Janeiro by John W. Gould (1838)
"... THE CRUISE OF THE sparkler PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE, AUGUST, 1836. IT was upon a bright morning in July,, that the American ..."

2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"sparkler did not even try to get away; he seemed, on the contrary, to recognize Cliff ... Oh, sparkler, I wish you could speak! What a story you could tell! ..."

3. The Writings of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1894)
"I may not myself," said Mr. sparkler manfully, "be up to the mark on some ... And regarding my mother," said Mr. sparkler, " who is a remarkably fine woman ..."

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