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lightman

lightman noun: a man who carries or takes care of a light.

Noun

lightman (plural lightmen)

  1. A man who carries or takes care of a light.
    • c. 1680s?, Tom Brown, The Practical Quaker; or, the New-Lights
      The Stars might go to sleep a-nights,
      And leave their work to these new-Light
      The Midwife Moon might mind her Calling ,
      And noisy Lightman leave his Bawling
    Synonyms:
    linkboy, linkman

Synonyms of lightman

Forms of lightman

plurallightmen

Origin of lightman

From light (noun) + -man.

Questions about lightman

What does lightman mean?
Lightman means a man who carries or takes care of a light.
What part of speech is lightman?
Lightman is a noun.
What is the plural of lightman?
The plural of lightman is lightmen.

Words near lightman in the dictionary

  1. lightlier
  2. lightliest
  3. lightlike
  4. lightliness
  5. lightly
  6. lightman
  7. lightmans
  8. lightmap
  9. lightmapped
  10. lightmapping
  11. lightmaps

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