| 单词 | fire-watcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-watcher fire-watcher n. (a) a person who tends or watches a fire; (b) a person with a duty or responsibility to keep watch for outbreaks of fire. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > others concerned with military affairs > [noun] > air-raid warden, fire-watcher, etc. fire-watcher1830 street warden1835 air warden1933 air raid warden1936 warden1936 paraspotter1940 roof-spotter1940 roof-watcher1940 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > watcher against fire fire-spy1676 fire warden1724 fire-watcher1830 towerman1895 fire ranger1897 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > feeding or tending fire > one who tends a fire fire beater1332 fire-watcher1830 1830 Polar Star 3 108/2 The fire-watcher had drooped his eyelids. 1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars xvi. 217 The fire-watcher raised his sad countenance. 1928 Boys' Life Aug. 17/3 As a fire-watcher, and assistant to the local Forest Ranger, Sandy was likewise a game protector and conservationist. 1944 Times 31 Jan. 2/3 In the cities and towns the Home Guard give a good deal of help in the Civil Defence services, as fire-watchers now. 1997 Calgary Herald (Nexis) 5 Oct. e6 Drape cozy woolen throws all around so that fire-watchers can snuggle beneath while telling ghost stories. < as lemmas |
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