From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfirelighterfire‧light‧er /ˈfaɪəˌlaɪtə $ ˈfaɪrˌlaɪtər/ noun [countable] British English DHa piece of a substance that burns easily and helps to light a coal fire
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firelighter• A redundant copy of the first issue of Witness had been screwed up and used as a firelighter.• You have not put any firelighters in.• Pine resin, collected by tapping, dried to lumps that made brilliant firelighters.• Uncontained, cordite makes a very good firelighter. 