wickie
English
noun
Definitions
- (job-specific jargon) Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.
Etymology
Affix from English wick (dwelling, village).
Origin
English
wick
Gloss
dwelling, village
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
村
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wickfield English
- candlewick English
- constablewick English
- multiwick English
- sheriffwick English
- wick English
- wickless English
- wicklike English
- wickmaker English
- weke Middle English