sparkler

noun

1. Anything that sparkles.

   “And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall.”

2. A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

   “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.”

3. (slang)A gem or ornament that sparkles.

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

4. A vivacious and charismatic person.

   ““As for Marilea, she was a sparkler. She was very effervescent. The family would often come out as a family unit when we were in the barnyard or the horse corral, and Marilea was just fine.””

5. (informal)A sparkling wine.

   “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.”

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

name

1. (informal)A galaxy in Volans constellation, in the areal region of SMACS J0723.3–7327 (SMACS 0723); at the time of discovery in 2022, containing some of the earliest known massive star clusters, globulars.