Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lamplighter

Lamplighter , noun

1.
One who, or that which, lights a lamp;
a person who in former times lighted street lamps which were illuminated by a combustible gas; -- such lamps are now little used, and primarily as nostalgic ornaments.
He made the night a little brighter Wherever he did go, The old lamplighter Of long, long ago. — Song lyrics. (?)
2.
(Zoology) The calico bass.
3.
A device used to light lamps.