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1 | 99% | 11 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 32% | 9 | Sir Charles Algernon Trevelyan was a British civil servant and colonial administrator. | |
3 | 29% | 6 | Indentured servant in pre-colonial India | |
Colonial Civil Servant Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "LAMPLIGHTER" which means:
- noun
- • (when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights
An example sentence would be:
- • "The lamplighter walked down the street, lighting each lamp as he went."
- • "The lamplighter carried a long pole with which he lit the gas lamps."
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New York Times06 Oct 1981 | Across 47 | |
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