English Dictionary

slave of the lamp

noun

(fiction) A genie who is imprisoned in a lamp, as in the tale of Aladdin. / (figuratively) A person who does what is bid, or is obliged to do as bid; something that dutifully performs virtually any task.

Aladdin discovered a slave of the lamp in the hidden cave.

意味（1）

(fiction) A genie who is imprisoned in a lamp, as in the tale of Aladdin.

In the eyes of Gorgias the word was a despot who could do anything, but like a slave of the lamp it would be at the service of those who took his courses.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A person who does what is bid, or is obliged to do as bid; something that dutifully performs virtually any task.

The miracles wrought by this slave of the lamp transcend all the wonders conceived by the oriental romancists.

意味（3）

(humorous) A person who works by lamplight, or works with electrical apparatus.

These slaves of the lamp, as they used to be called, owing to the flash-light instrument upon which they sent the messages, had an equal number of hours on and off duty, and in their leisure hours spent their time in boating.