Lamplighter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lamplighter
       n : (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and
           extinguishes streetlights