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lamplighter
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lamp·light·er  (lmpltr)
n.
One that lights lamps, especially a person hired to light and extinguish gaslit streetlights.
lamplighter [ˈlæmpˌlaɪtə]
n
1. (Business / Professions) (formerly) a person who lit and extinguished street lamps, esp gas ones
2. Chiefly US and Canadian any of various devices used to light lamps
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lamplighterlamplighter - (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Translations
lamplighter [ˈlæmpˌlaɪtəʳ] N (Hist) → farolero m


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Metsos and his sister, Sophia Rohde, own Lamplighters in Chatsworth and Sherman Oaks; those eateries will remain open.
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The San Francisco Ballet, the Margaret Jenkins Company, the men's choral group Chanticleer and the Lamplighters musical theater company all performed on his behalf.
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