Meaning & use
Sparker
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A device or mechanism that produces an electric spark, such as an igniter in an engine, or, informally, a person or thing that initiates activity or excitement.
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The old lighter used a flint sparker to ignite the gas.
With her bold ideas, she was the sparker behind the team's most successful campaign.
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In marine geophysics, a "sparker" also refers to a specific type of seismic survey device that generates sound pulses underwater to map the seabed.
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