Meanings
nounlighthouse keeper (plural lighthouse keepers)
plural lighthouse keepers · alternative lighthouse-keeper · alternative lighthousekeeper
- A person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light together with its optics and mechanisms.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan torrer, torrera
- torrerperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- torreraperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- torredàperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- torredanaperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- faronerperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- faroneraperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Chinese Mandarin 燈塔看守人 /灯塔看守人
- 燈塔看守人 /灯塔看守人 (dēngtǎ kānshǒurén)person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Danish fyrmester
- fyrmesterperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Dutch vuurtorenwachter, vuurtorenwachtster
- vuurtorenwachterperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- vuurtorenwachtsterperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Esperanto lumturisto, gardisto de lumturo
- lumturistoperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- gardisto de lumturoperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Estonian tuletornivaht, majakavaht
- tuletornivahtperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- majakavahtperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Finnish majakanvartija
- majakanvartijaperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
French gardien de phare, gardienne de phare
- gardien de phareperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- gardienne de phareperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
German Leuchtfeuerwärter, Leuchtfeuerwärterin
- Leuchtfeuerwärterperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- Leuchtfeuerwärterinperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- Leuchtturmwärterperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- Leuchtturmwärterinperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Greek φαροφύλακας
- φαροφύλακας (farofýlakas)person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Hebrew שומר מגדלור \ שׁוֹמֵר מִגְדַּלּוֹר
- שומר מגדלור \ שׁוֹמֵר מִגְדַּלּוֹר (shomér migdalór)person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Icelandic vitavørður
- vitavørðurperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Irish coimeádaí teach solais
- coimeádaí teach solaisperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Italian farista, guardiano del faro
- faristaperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- guardiano del faroperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- guardiana del faroperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Japanese 灯台守
- 灯台守 (tōdaimori)person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Korean 등대지기
- 등대지기 (deungdaejigi)person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Lithuanian švỹturininkas, švỹturininkė
- švỹturininkasperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- švỹturininkėperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Norwegian Bokmål fyrvokter
- fyrvokterperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Polish latarnik, latarniczka
- latarnikperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- latarniczkaperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Portuguese faroleiro, faroleira
- faroleiroperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- faroleiraperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- guarda de farolperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Romanian paznic de far
- paznic de farperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Russian смотри́тель маяка́
- смотри́тель маяка́ (smotrítelʹ majaká)person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Spanish farero, farera
- fareroperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- fareraperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- torreroperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
- torreraperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Swedish fyrvaktare
- fyrvaktareperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Tagalog bantay-parola
- bantay-parolaperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Turkish fenerci
- fenerciperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Welsh ceidwad goleudy
- ceidwad goleudyperson who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light
Cite this entry
APA
lighthouse keeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighthouse%20keeper
MLA
“lighthouse keeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighthouse%20keeper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lighthouse keeper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lighthouse%20keeper.
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