sparker

sparker
sparker1
/spahr"keuhr/, n.
1. something that produces sparks.
2. an apparatus used to test insulation on wires.
[1860-65; SPARK1 + -ER1]
sparker2
/spahr"keuhr/, n.
a lover, swain, or beau.
[1825-35, Amer.; SPARK2 + -ER1]

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