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lampkeeper

lampkeeper noun: the person in charge of the Davy lamps in a mine.

Noun

lampkeeper (plural lampkeepers)

  1. (historical) The person in charge of the Davy lamps in a mine.

Forms of lampkeeper

plurallampkeepers

Origin of lampkeeper

From lamp + keeper.

Questions about lampkeeper

What does lampkeeper mean?
Lampkeeper means the person in charge of the Davy lamps in a mine.
What part of speech is lampkeeper?
Lampkeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of lampkeeper?
The plural of lampkeeper is lampkeepers.

Words near lampkeeper in the dictionary

  1. lampion
  2. lampions
  3. lampist
  4. lampistry
  5. lampists
  6. lampkeeper
  7. lampkeepers
  8. Lampkin
  9. Lampkins
  10. lampless
  11. lamplet

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