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[ fahyuhr-muhn ] / ˈfaɪər mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fireman ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural fire·men.a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter. a person employed to tend fires; stoker. Railroads. - a person employed to fire and lubricate a steam locomotive.
- a person employed to assist the engineer of a diesel or electric locomotive.
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person assigned to the care and operation of a ship's machinery. British Mining. fire boss. Baseball. relief pitcher. Origin of fireman1620–30 for sense “gunner”; fire + -man usage note for firemanSee -man. Words nearby firemanfireless, fireless cooker, firelight, fire line, firelock, fireman, fire marshal, firenado, Firenze, fire off, fire on all cylinders Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for firemanMy cousin Al is a Navy veteran, a former EMT, and now a fireman in New York City. The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST He wanted to go into the Army and then be a police officer and then be a fireman. Curse the Media in Newtown for Doing Too Little, Too Late on Guns|Michael Daly|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST In this frightening raw video, fireman and bystanders run as the South Tower collapses. 9/11: What We Saw|Alex Berg|September 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST One of my cousins is now a New York City fireman as well, and the fact that we got bin Laden is fantastic. Rex Ryan: The NFL's Most Outspoken Coach|Marlow Stern|May 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The fireman who runs into the burning building to rescue someone has a choice of whether to do so or not. A Man More Heroic Than Sully|Lee Siegel|March 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST The fireman was already on the tender, ready to slew over the pipe that would bring a cataract of water down into the reservoir. Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer|J. W. Duffield No fireman, responding to a night alarm, ever dressed quicker. Fighting in Flanders|E. Alexander Powell That no engineer or fireman be required to pull any train without a conductor, or a man to take charge of said train. The Great Strike on the 'Q'|John A. Hall When a fireman began operations on the engine, I meekly queried where the Express was. Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon When in 1863 the engine-driver and fireman of a luggage train were fined 15s. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874|Charles L. Graves
British Dictionary definitions for fireman
noun plural -mena man who fights fires, usually a public employee or trained volunteerGender-neutral form: firefighter - (on steam locomotives) the man who stokes the fire and controls the injectors feeding water to the boiler
- (on diesel and electric locomotives) the driver's assistant
a man who tends furnaces; stoker Also called: deputy a mine official responsible for safety precautionsUS equivalent: fire boss US navy a junior rating who works on marine engineering equipment informal any employee who is dispatched to deal with trouble at short notice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to firemanfirefighter, stoker, trainman, engineman, ladderman |