lightkeeper
noun
lightkeeper is spelled L-I-G-H-T-K-E-E-P-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lightkeeper means “The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lightkeeper is lightkeepers.
How many letters and syllables are in lightkeeper?
| Letters | 11: L-I-G-H-T-K-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lightkeeper?
Lightkeeper appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lightkeeper
- lightkeepers plural
- light-keeper
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lightkeeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lightkeeper come from?
From light (noun) + keeper (noun).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).