كيف تنطق "lamplighter"

word

ˈɫæmˌpɫaɪtɝ

LAM-ply-ter

lˈæmplaɪtɐ

LAM-ply-tuh

التعريف

A lamplighter is a person whose job was to light and extinguish street lamps, especially before electricity was common.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫæmˌpɫaɪtɝ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈæmplaɪtɐ

أمريكي

LAM-ply-ter

بريطاني

LAM-ply-tuh

The lamplighter came every evening to light the street lamps.

In old stories, a lamplighter was important for city safety at night.

A lamplighter used a long pole to reach the lamps.

Did you know the last lamplighter in London retired in the 20th century?