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单词 lamplighter
释义

lamplighter

/ˈlamplʌɪtə /
noun historical
A person employed to light street gaslights by hand.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....
  • 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.
  • A bit before the sun broke upon the horizon, the lamplighter put out the lamps that lined the streets.
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