LAMPLIGHTER

lamplighter

(noun) (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



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