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Noun

sparkler ‎(plural sparklers)

1. A hand-held firework that emits sparks.
   • 2006, Marcus Collins, Modern Love (page 258)

     The Playboy cover was of a girl in grey slacks and sandals, one hand on hip and the other waving a sparkler for Independence Day.

2. (slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles.
   • 1964, Mexican Life: Mexico's Monthly Review (volume 40, page 65)

     When the bill came, I got a side-glance at it, and hoped Rose would have to hock her sparklers to pay it.

3. (informal) A sparkling wine.
   • 1984, Sheldon Wasserman, ‎Pauline Wasserman, Sparkling Wine (page 238)

     Irvine's white, a grape variety named for Hans Irvine, who developed the vineyards at Great Western (now owned by Seppelt), is frequently used in the Australian sparklers.

4. A tiger beetle.
5. (dated) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person.

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