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Sparkler   Listen
noun
Sparkler  n.  One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an improvident person. (Obs.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Sparkler" Quotes from Famous Books



... I look for diamonds," called Jack, as he stepped boldly out, followed by Mark. "Let's see who'll find the first sparkler." ...
— Lost on the Moon - or In Quest Of The Field of Diamonds • Roy Rockwood

... that sly poacher, however, prowls about there, and vitrifies his heart by the furnace of their charms. I accompanied him there on Sunday evening last, and found the Lads and Miss Knox with them. S——was in great spirits, and played the sparkler with such great success as to silence the whole of us excepting Jim, who was the agreeable rattle of the evening. God defend me from such vivacity as hers, in future,—such smart speeches without meaning, such bubble and squeak nonsense! I 'd as lieve stand by a frying-pan for ...
— Baddeck and That Sort of Thing • Charles Dudley Warner

... said one. "Let's go frisk the old 'un. He's been showin' a sparkler as big as a hen egg all around Eighth Avenue ...
— Sixes and Sevens • O. Henry



Words linked to "Sparkler" :   diamond, ice, sparkle, colloquialism, pyrotechnic, firework



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