LAMPLIGHTER


Meaning of LAMPLIGHTER in English

/lamp"luy'teuhr/ , n.

1. a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, esp. those burning gas.

2. a contrivance for lighting lamps.

[ 1740-50; LAMP + LIGHTER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .