Definisjon av lamplighter

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Noun

lamplighter - (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
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Substantiv

lamplighter - A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn. An obsolete occupation since lights are now electric, most likely seen in the works of such authors as Charles Dickens, often appearing as a symbolic light-bringing figure.

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