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- Ancient Greekλᾰ́μπω (lắmpō)
- Ancient Greekλᾰμπᾰ́ς (lămpắs)
- Medieval Greekλαμπάδα (lampáda)
- Late Latinlampada
- Old Frenchlampe
- Middle Englishlaumpe
- Englishlamp
- Englishlighter
- English todaylamplighter
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lamplighter
Today it means: A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn. Full definition →
English lighter ← Middle English laumpe ← Old French lampe