sparkler

noun7

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. — 1852
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. — 2006
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. — 1964
4. •
   (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. — 1984
5. •
   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.” — 2008
6. •
   A tiger beetle.
7. •
   (old-fashioned) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person.