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单词 lamplighter
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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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