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Noun: lamplighter  'lamp,lI-tu(r)
  1. (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
    "The lamplighter made his rounds at dusk, illuminating the city streets"

Derived forms: lamplighters

Type of: worker

Encyclopedia: Lamplighter