lamplighter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lamplighter
    n 1: (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights
         and extinguishes streetlights

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lamplighter \Lamp"light`er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., 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.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

            He made the night a little brighter
            Wherever he did go,
            The old lamplighter
            Of long, long ago.                    --Song lyrics.
                                                  (?)
      [PJC]

   2. (Zool.) The calico bass.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A device used to light lamps.
      [PJC]