lamplighter
(noun) (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lamplighter (plural lamplighters)
(historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
Source: Wiktionary
Lamp"light`er, n.
1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who lights street lamps.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The calico bass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
