lampiste

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French

Etymology

From lampe +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.pist/
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Noun

lampiste m (plural lampistes)

  1. (archaic) lampmaker, an artisan who makes and sells lamps
  2. a person charged with maintaining oil or kerosene lamps in an establishment (such as a monastery, theater, boarding home)
  3. (mining, railroad) a worker responsible for maintaining lamps and for issuing them from the lamp room at the start of a shift; lampman
  4. (figuratively) fall guy (worker who bears the blame or punishment for a superior's failure or misdeed)

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Italian

Noun

lampiste f

  1. plural of lampista

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