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Definition of Lamplighter
1. Noun. (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights.
Generic synonyms: Worker
Definition of Lamplighter
1. n. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who lights street lamps.
Definition of Lamplighter
1. Noun. A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn. An obsolete occupation since lights are now electric, most likely seen in the works of such authors as Charles Dickens, often appearing as a symbolic light-bringing figure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lamplighter
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Medical Definition of Lamplighter
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1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; especially, a person who lights street lamps.
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