igniter

English

Alternative forms

• ignitor

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ignite

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āsjos

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English igniter

From ignite + -er.

Noun

igniter (plural igniters)

1. Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive

Translations

device that is used to ignite something

• Danish: tænder c
• French: igniteur (fr) m
• German: Zünder (de) m
• Irish: adhainteoir m

Anagrams

• -trigine, nigrite, tiering, tigrine