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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 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