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lightkeeper

lightkeeper noun: the person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.

Noun

lightkeeper (plural lightkeepers)

  1. The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.

Synonyms of lightkeeper

Forms of lightkeeper

plurallightkeepers
alternative formlight-keeper

Origin of lightkeeper

From light (noun) + keeper (noun).

Questions about lightkeeper

What does lightkeeper mean?
Lightkeeper means the person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
What part of speech is lightkeeper?
Lightkeeper is a noun.
What is the plural of lightkeeper?
The plural of lightkeeper is lightkeepers.

Words near lightkeeper in the dictionary

  1. lighting upon
  2. lighting-up time
  3. lighting-up times
  4. lightings
  5. lightish
  6. lightkeeper
  7. lightkeepers
  8. lightland
  9. Lightle
  10. Lightles
  11. lightless

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