lamplighter

[ lamp-lahy-ter ]
/ ˈlæmpˌlaɪ tər /

noun

a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
a contrivance for lighting lamps.

Origin of lamplighter

First recorded in 1740–50; lamp + lighter1

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British Dictionary definitions for lamplighter

lamplighter
/ (ˈlæmpˌlaɪtə) /

noun

(formerly) a person who lit and extinguished street lamps, esp gas ones
mainly US and Canadian any of various devices used to light lamps