Lamplighter (noun)

1. A person who lights street lamps, especially in the past when this was done by hand.
2. A device that automatically lights street lamps at dusk and turns them off at dawn.

Origin:

From the verb 'to light' a lamp.

Examples:

1. The lamplighter would go down the street every evening to light the lamps.
2. In the old days, the lamplighter was a common sight in towns and cities.
3. The lamplighter was responsible for making sure the street lamps were lit every night.
4. The lamplighter of the city had to carry a long pole to reach the high lamps.
5. The lamplighter was a familiar figure to the children who lived on the street.