sparkler

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈspɑrklər/ UK /ˈspɑːklə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a hand-held firework that emits bright sparks

The children waved sparklers in the dark garden.

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1 noun · a hand-held firework that... firework sparkle

Word family

Related forms spark sparkle

Etymology

From sparkle + -er; sparkle is a frequentative of spark, which descends from Old English spearca ('glowing particle').

spearca Old English

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# sparkler

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈspɑrklər
**IPA (UK):** ˈspɑːklə

## Meanings
1. a hand-held firework that emits bright sparks

## Examples
- The children waved sparklers in the dark garden.

## Synonyms
- firework
- sparkle

## Related Forms
- spark
- sparkle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: spearca

## Etymology
From sparkle + -er; sparkle is a frequentative of spark, which descends from Old English spearca ('glowing particle').

## AI Etymology
Sparkler comes from sparkle + -er; sparkle is a frequentative of spark, which descends from Old English spearca ('glowing particle'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "a hand-held firework that emits bright sparks", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English spearca. Related words include spark, sparkle.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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