ignitor

Definitions of ignitor

1. noun

   a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
   synonyms: igniter, light, lighter

   types:

   cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter

   a lighter for cigars or cigarettes

   fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming

   any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

   friction match, lucifer, match

   lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

   match

   a burning piece of wood or cardboard

   detonating fuse

   a fuse containing an explosive

   fusee, fuzee

   a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind

   kitchen match

   a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves

   safety fuse

   a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance

   book matches, safety match

   a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface

   slow match

   match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly

   time-fuse

   a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb)

   type of:

   device

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
2. noun

   a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
   synonyms: igniter, lighter

   types:

   firelighter

   (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire

   kindling, punk, spunk, tinder, touchwood

   material for starting a fire

   punk

   substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)

   type of:

   fuel

   a substance that can be consumed to produce energy