lamplighter
English
/ˈlæmpˌlaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
Etymology
Compound from English lamp + English lighter.
Origin
English
lighter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedlamp English
- blowlamp English
- candlelighter English
- desklamp English
- firelighter English
- flashlamp English
- floodlamp English
- foglamp English
- gaslighter English
- gig-lamp English
- glowlamp English
- handlamp English
- headlamp English
- lamp English
- lampblack English
- lampboard English
- lampbrush English
- lamper English
- lampholder English
- lamphole English
- lamping English
- lampkeeper English
- lampless English
- lamplight English
- lamplike English
- lamplit English
- lamppost English
- lampshade English
- lampstand English
- lampwork English
- lampworker English
- light English
- lighter English
- lighterage English
- lighterman English
- minilamp English
- nightlamp English
- relamp English
- sandlighter English
- sidelamp English
- street lamp English
- street-lamp English
- streetlamp English
- sunlamp English
- taillamp English
- lamp Dutch, Flemish
- ライター Japanese
- laumpe Middle English
- lamp Welsh
- layter Tagalog
- 라이터 Korean
- 램프 Korean
- lam Tok Pisin
- laita Hausa
- lamp
- light
- lamper
- relamp
- bedlamp
- lamplit
- lighter
- sunlamp
- foglamp
- lamping
- lampless
- taillamp
- headlamp
- lamppost
- desklamp
- minilamp
- sidelamp
- lamphole
- handlamp
- lampwork
- glowlamp
- blowlamp
- lamplike
- gig-lamp
- flashlamp
- nightlamp
- floodlamp
- lampstand
- lampblack
- lamplight
- lampboard
- lampshade
- lampbrush
- lampworker
- lighterage
- gaslighter
- lampkeeper
- lampholder
- lighterman
- streetlamp
- street-lamp
- firelighter
- sandlighter
- street lamp
- candlelighter