lightman

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noun

A man who carries or takes care of a light.

“c. 1680s?, Tom Brown, The Practical Quaker; or, the New-Lights The Stars might go to sleep a-nights, And leave their work to these new-Light The Midwife Moon might mind her Calling , And noisy Lightman leave his Bawling”

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Meanings

nounlightman (plural lightmen)

plural lightmen

  1. A man who carries or takes care of a light.

    c. 1680s?, Tom Brown, The Practical Quaker; or, the New-Lights The Stars might go to sleep a-nights, And leave their work to these new-Light The Midwife Moon might mind her Calling , And noisy Lightman leave his Bawling

    Synonyms: linkboy, linkman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA man who carries or takes care of a light.

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linkboylinkman

Origin

From light (noun) + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tilghman
Cite this entry
APA

lightman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightman

MLA

“lightman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightman.

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