Definition of lamplighter in English:

lamplighter

noun ˈlamplʌɪtəˈlæmpˌlaɪdər

historical

A person employed to light street gaslights by hand.
〈史〉（受雇点燃煤气路灯的）街灯夫
Example sentencesExamples
- Elevator operators, typesetters, and airplane navigators have followed milkmaids and lamplighters into oblivion.
- The poignant opening is a description of him as a child, fascinated by moving light, watching the lamplighter come up the street lighting the lamps.
- A bit before the sun broke upon the horizon, the lamplighter put out the lamps that lined the streets.
- These days they want to know about the history of people who were not kings or queens, but weavers and miners, felling hands and lamplighters.
- At dusk the lamplighter would go along on his bicycle carrying matches and a ladder over his shoulder.

Definition of lamplighter in US English:

lamplighter

nounˈlampˌlīdərˈlæmpˌlaɪdər

historical

A person employed to light street gaslights by hand.
〈史〉（受雇点燃煤气路灯的）街灯夫
Example sentencesExamples
- At dusk the lamplighter would go along on his bicycle carrying matches and a ladder over his shoulder.
- These days they want to know about the history of people who were not kings or queens, but weavers and miners, felling hands and lamplighters.
- The poignant opening is a description of him as a child, fascinated by moving light, watching the lamplighter come up the street lighting the lamps.
- Elevator operators, typesetters, and airplane navigators have followed milkmaids and lamplighters into oblivion.
- A bit before the sun broke upon the horizon, the lamplighter put out the lamps that lined the streets.

词汇	lamplighter
释义	Definition of lamplighter in English: lamplighter noun ˈlamplʌɪtəˈlæmpˌlaɪdər historical A person employed to light street gaslights by hand. 〈史〉（受雇点燃煤气路灯的）街灯夫 Example sentencesExamples Elevator operators, typesetters, and airplane navigators have followed milkmaids and lamplighters into oblivion. The poignant opening is a description of him as a child, fascinated by moving light, watching the lamplighter come up the street lighting the lamps. A bit before the sun broke upon the horizon, the lamplighter put out the lamps that lined the streets. These days they want to know about the history of people who were not kings or queens, but weavers and miners, felling hands and lamplighters. At dusk the lamplighter would go along on his bicycle carrying matches and a ladder over his shoulder. Definition of lamplighter in US English: lamplighter nounˈlampˌlīdərˈlæmpˌlaɪdər historical A person employed to light street gaslights by hand. 〈史〉（受雇点燃煤气路灯的）街灯夫 Example sentencesExamples At dusk the lamplighter would go along on his bicycle carrying matches and a ladder over his shoulder. These days they want to know about the history of people who were not kings or queens, but weavers and miners, felling hands and lamplighters. The poignant opening is a description of him as a child, fascinated by moving light, watching the lamplighter come up the street lighting the lamps. Elevator operators, typesetters, and airplane navigators have followed milkmaids and lamplighters into oblivion. A bit before the sun broke upon the horizon, the lamplighter put out the lamps that lined the streets.
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