/ Dictionary / Index L lamplighter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: lamp•light•er Pronunciation: (lamp'lī"tur), [key] — n. a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, esp. those burning gas. a contrivance for lighting lamps. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: lamplighter (Thesaurus) lamplight lamp oil Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language