sparkler
noun
- type of pyrotechnic device
Wiktionary
name
Etymology: From sparkler, from its sparkling appearance, and sparkles surround the central object.
- 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.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English sparkle Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sparkler From sparkle + -er.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- A gem or ornament that sparkles.
“When the bill came, I got a side-glance at it, and hoped Rose would have to hock her sparklers to pay it.”
- 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.””
- A sparkling wine.
“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.”
- A tiger beetle.
- One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person.