'Lamplighter' definitions:
Definition of 'lamplighter'
(from WordNet)
noun
(when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
Definition of 'Lamplighter'
From: GCIDE
- Lamplighter \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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- He made the night a little brighter Wherever he did go, The old lamplighter Of long, long ago. --Song lyrics. (?) [PJC]
- 2. (Zool.) The calico bass. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A device used to light lamps. [PJC]