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lamp·light·er
/-ˌlaɪtɚ/
點燃街燈的燈夫,點燈用具
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lamp·light·er
n.
1.
One
who
,
or
that
which
,
lights
a
lamp
;
esp
.,
a
person
who
in
former
times
lighted
street
lamps
which
were
illuminated
by
a
combustible
gas
; --
such
lamps
are
now
little
used
,
and
primarily
as
nostalgic
ornaments
.
2.
Zool.
The
calico
bass
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
lamplighter
n
: (
when
gas
was
used
for
streetlights
)
a
person
who
lights
and
extinguishes
streetlights
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