lamplighter

lamp·light·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lamp-lahy-ter]
- /ˈlæmpˌlaɪ tər/
- /ˈlæmplaɪtə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lamp-lahy-ter]
- /ˈlæmpˌlaɪ tər/

Definitions of lamplighter word

noun lamplighter a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas. 1
noun lamplighter a contrivance for lighting lamps. 1
noun lamplighter A person employed to light street gaslights by hand. 1
noun lamplighter (formerly) a person who lit and extinguished street lamps, esp gas ones 0
noun lamplighter any of various devices used to light lamps 0
noun lamplighter a person whose work was lighting and extinguishing gas street lamps 0

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Origin of lamplighter

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50; lamp + lighter1

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Parts of speech for Lamplighter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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lamplighter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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