lamplighter
/ˈlæmplaɪtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण लैम्प्लाइटर
बत्ती जलाने वाला (सड़क के लैम्प जलाने वाला कर्मचारी)
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(in the past) a person whose job was to light and put out street lamps that burned gas or oil
बत्ती जलाने वाला (सड़क के लैम्प जलाने वाला कर्मचारी)
- Every evening the lamplighter walked down the street with his long pole.
- The lamplighter in the old town appears in many of the grandmother's stories.
- The lamplighter came at dusk and lit each street lamp one by one.
+ 2 more examples
- In the old poem, the lamplighter is a kind man who brings light to the town.
- There are no lamplighters now, because the lights come on by themselves.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a lamplighter (countable noun)
Lamplighter is a countable noun for a person who lit street lamps. Use it in the past tense.
Lamplighter उस व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun है जो सड़क की बत्तियाँ जलाता था। इसका प्रयोग भूतकाल में होता है।
- The lamplighter walked down the lane every evening.
- Each lamplighter had a long pole.
the lamplighter (historical use)
The lamplighter often appears in descriptions of the past and in stories, so the is common.
Lamplighter अतीत के वर्णनों और कहानियों में आता है, इसलिए 'the' आम है।
- The lamplighter lit the gas lamps at dusk.
- The lamplighter is a vanished profession.
a lamplighter at/in + place
Use at or in to say where he worked.
वह कहाँ काम करता था, यह बताने के लिए 'at' या 'in' आता है।
- He was a lamplighter in old Calcutta.
- A lamplighter at the station lit the lamps.
lamplighter + noun
Use it before a noun only in a few set expressions, such as lamplighter's pole.
यह केवल कुछ निश्चित अभिव्यक्तियों में noun से पहले आता है, जैसे lamplighter's pole।
- The lamplighter's pole was kept in the museum.
- A lamplighter's route covered many lanes.
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adjective + lamplighter
oldvillagenightcitylocal
- The old lamplighter knew every lane of the town.
verb + lamplighter
hireemployfollowwatchbecome
- The municipality hired a lamplighter for each ward.
lamplighter + verb
litclimbedcarriedwalkedsnuffed
- The lamplighter climbed the ladder with a small flame.
lamplighter + noun
polerouteroundladderduty
- His lamplighter's round began at dusk.
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- Before electricity, a lamplighter lit the gas lamps along the road.
बिजली से पहले एक व्यक्ति सड़क के किनारे की गैस बत्तियाँ जलाता था।
- The children waited to see the lamplighter at dusk.
बच्चे शाम को बत्ती जलाने वाले को देखने का इंतज़ार करते थे।
- The novel begins with a lamplighter in a foggy lane.
उपन्यास कोहरे से भरी गली में एक बत्ती जलाने वाले से शुरू होता है।
- Radhika's grandfather was once a lamplighter in the old city.
राधिका के दादा कभी पुराने शहर में बत्तियाँ जलाने वाले थे।
- The job of a lamplighter ended when electric lights arrived.
बिजली की बत्तियाँ आने पर बत्ती जलाने वाले का काम समाप्त हो गया।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name old street workers, but they differ in what they did.
ये सभी शब्द पुराने सड़क-कर्मियों के हैं, पर उनके काम में भिन्न हैं।
A person who lit and put out street lamps.
सड़क की बत्तियाँ जलाने और बुझाने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The lamplighter finished his round.
A person who guarded buildings or streets, often at night.
भवनों या सड़कों की रखवाली करने वाला, प्रायः रात में।
- The watchman called out the hours.
sweeper
A person who cleans streets or floors.
सड़कों या फर्श की सफाई करने वाला।
- The sweeper cleared the lane early.