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leerie

leerie noun: a lamplighter.

Noun

leerie (plural leeries)

  1. a lamplighter
    • Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea,
      And my papa’s a banker and as rich as he can be;
      But I, when I am stronger and can choose what I’m to do,
      O Leerie, I’ll go round at night and light the lamps with you!1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Lamplighter
  2. the light of a lamp, candle, etc.; a lamp

Forms of leerie

pluralleeries

Questions about leerie

What does leerie mean?
Leerie means a lamplighter.
What part of speech is leerie?
Leerie is a noun.
What is the plural of leerie?
The plural of leerie is leeries.

Words near leerie in the dictionary

  1. leerers
  2. leerest
  3. leereth
  4. leerfish
  5. leerfishes
  6. leerie
  7. leerier
  8. leeries
  9. leeriest
  10. leerily
  11. leeriness

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