Lucifer (l'se-fer) noun
1. The archangel cast from heaven for leading the revolt of the angels; Satan.
2. The planet Venus in its appearance as the morning star.
3. lucifer. A friction match.
[Middle English, from Old English, morning star, Lucifer, from Late Latin L£cifer, from Latin, morning star, light-bringer : l£x, l£c-, light + -fer, -fer.]
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