lamplighter
/ˈlæmpˌlaɪtər/
noun
- A person whose job was to light and extinguish street lamps, especially in the past.
- The old lamplighter was a familiar figure in the neighborhood.
- Children often watched the lamplighter as he lit each gas lamp along the road.
- In the 19th century, the lamplighter would walk the streets at dusk with a long pole.