how to pronounce lamplighter
/ˈlæmpˌlaɪ.təɹ/
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lamplighter is pronounced in three syllables
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meanings of lamplighter
noun:
- A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.
lamplighter frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word lamplighter occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics lamplighter can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lamplighter can be often used in the following areas:
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