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Meaning of "limelighter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMELIGHTER

limelighter  [ˈlaɪmˌlaɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMELIGHTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Limelighter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIMELIGHTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of limelighter in the English dictionary

The definition of limelighter in the dictionary is someone who is in the limelight; a celebrity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIMELIGHTER


blighter
ˈblaɪtə
candlelighter
ˈkænd əlˌlaɪtə
citer
ˈsaɪtə
delighter
dɪˈlaɪtə
downlighter
ˈdaʊnˌlaɪtə
fighter
ˈfaɪtə
firefighter
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə
firelighter
ˈfaɪəˌlaɪtə
Gauleiter
ˈɡaʊˌlaɪtə
highlighter
ˈhaɪˌlaɪtə
lamplighter
ˈlæmpˌlaɪtə
lighter
ˈlaɪtə
mitre
ˈmaɪtə
moonlighter
ˈmuːnˌlaɪtə
plighter
ˈplaɪtə
reiter
ˈraɪtə
songwriter
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə
titre
ˈtaɪtə
uplighter
ˈʌpˌlaɪtə
writer
ˈraɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMELIGHTER

lime cordial
lime green
lime juice
lime kiln
lime pit
lime-green
limeade
limekiln
limeless
limelight
limen
limerence
limerick
limes
limescale
limestone
limestone pavement
limewash
limewater
limey

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMELIGHTER

all-nighter
cigarette lighter
daughter
freedom fighter
freighter
gas lighter
granddaughter
great-granddaughter
gunfighter
involuntary manslaughter
jet fighter
laughter
manslaughter
night fighter
overnighter
prizefighter
Richter
righter
slaughter
stepdaughter
voluntary manslaughter

Synonyms and antonyms of limelighter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «limelighter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMELIGHTER

Find out the translation of limelighter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of limelighter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «limelighter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

limelighter
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

limelighter
570 millions of speakers

English

limelighter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

limelighter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

limelighter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

limelighter
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limelighter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

limelighter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limelighter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Limelighter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

limelighter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

limelighter
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

limelighter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limelighter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

limelighter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

limelighter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लष्करी अधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

limelighter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limelighter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

limelighter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

limelighter
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limelighter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Limelighter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

limelighter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

limelighter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

limelighter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of limelighter

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMELIGHTER»

The term «limelighter» is used very little and occupies the 188.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMELIGHTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «limelighter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «limelighter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about limelighter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMELIGHTER»

Discover the use of limelighter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to limelighter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Short-Short Stories: For Readers Short of Time
LIMELIGHTER Folks don't recollect when he stole into their midst, a single, black mote within a North Dakota populace of epidermal white. Just that one cool, spring day, he appeared at Ole's shack along the county road leading into town.
Alan M. Cvancara, 2010
2
Quake: Stories
Kurt was a bartender at Lil's Limelighter, and we'd started taking our breaks together, finding time, when things slowed down, to step outside the kitchen onto the back stairs. He'd stand on a step above me and look out into the trees beyond the ...
Nance Van Winckel, 1997
3
Mark My Words
"Well, how about that time when I needed some extra money to get Penny a surprise birthday present, and you pushed me into taking that bartending job at the Limelighter 'cause 'the tips were so good'?" "OK, Josh, you're right about that one, ...
W D Foster, 2004
4
What's wrong with England?: A timely exposure and scathing ...
A popular novelist, denouncing modern woman, warns us to beware of what he calls the " limelighter." He says " The hallmarks of the limelighter are selfishness, hardness, sordid egotism, contempt for all semblance of discipline, and a ...
Alfred Leonard Summers, 1928
5
Best Life
... when the Limelighter Cafe went belly up. In recent years, Gus had often noticed the light on late at night and wondered what Lonny was up to. A couple of times this spring, he'd seen his former friend emerging from the garage at daybreak, ...
6
The Boys of Birmingham
... years he calmed down, adjusting to the bright lights of fame and publicity. He soon “did not fear” anyone or anything. Also, being a highly capable and complex media darling and a regular Movement limelighter, he was often on television ...
P. L. Ryan, 2009
7
Ebony
... not prevailing, David finally lost. But for Lee Elder, there was glory in defeat, not to mention the $12,500 pay check for second place. If people didn't know who he was before, they certainly did then. Moreover, since that national limelighter ...
8
Remembrance of Things Past
Ah, he could say with better reason than that limelighter Nero, who has managed to take in even German scholarship: Qualis artifex pereo! But he at least, Dechambre, must have died in the fulfilment of his priesthood, in the odour of ...
Marcel Proust, 2006
9
Game for Anything: Writings on Cricket
Neither Gregory nor McDonald fit the contemporary fast bowler's mould of histrionic aggression, and of a general love of attention. Gregory was anything but a limelighter.As Armstrong's Australians crossed the continent before boarding the ...
Gideon Haigh, 2004
10
Legs
Naturally, limelighter that he was, Jack lived there. And so why wouldn't I choose the place to talk to three old friends, savor their memories and ring them in on my story? I called Flossie first, for we'd had a thing of sorts between us, and I'll get ...
William Kennedy, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIMELIGHTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term limelighter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
At the movies
Limelighter · Calendar · TV Listings ... Limelighter · Calendar · TV .... News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, Jul 15»
2
Weekend dance workshop offered July 18-19
Limelighter · Calendar · TV Listings · Outdoors .... News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, Jul 15»
3
July 4th events roundup
Limelighter · Calendar · TV Listings · Outdoors .... News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, Jul 15»
4
Limelighter briefs
Free concerts will be held at noon on the Wednesdays of July 8, 15 and 22 in First Methodist Church, 230 N. 10th St., according to a news ... «Herald and News, Jul 15»
5
High-tech tools help wildland firefighters
Limelighter · Calendar · TV Listings · Outdoors. Close. High-tech .... News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, Jun 15»
6
Two days of logging-related activities at Collier State Park
Limelighter · Calendar · TV Listings · Outdoors .... News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, Jun 15»
7
County museum open Sundays in June
Limelighter · Calendar · TV .... Privacy Policy · News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, Jun 15»
8
Klamath Union presents "Decisions ... Decisions"
Limelighter · Calendar · TV Listings. Close. 1 of 5 .... News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, May 15»
9
Britt Festival announces season schedule
Limelighter · Calendar · TV Listings · Outdoors .... News · Sports · Calendar · Outdoors · Limelighter · Multimedia · Editorials · Special Sections ... «Herald and News, Apr 15»
10
Entrepreneur took his business from a Fitzroy shopfront to 35000 …
Shy and no limelighter, he was nevertheless amiable company, a reluctant yet riveting public speaker, and an admired leader who inspired ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Limelighter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/limelighter>. Apr 2024 ».
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