ignitor
/ɪɡˈnaɪtər/
noun
- A device that causes something to catch fire or start burning; same as igniter.
- He replaced the ignitor on the stove so the burner would work again.
- The rocket's ignitor fired perfectly, sending the spacecraft into orbit.
- The furnace ignitor glowed red before the gas lit.
- A person or thing that starts a process or event.
- The young activist was the ignitor of the town's recycling program.
- That first small donation was the ignitor for a huge fundraising campaign.
- The book served as an ignitor for her interest in marine biology.
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