单词 | fireman |
释义 | fireman (once / 1344 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY fireman: firemen USAGE EXAMPLESDespite being a volunteer fireman, he’s also a bit fearful of heights. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Such traditional names as “fireman,” “corpsman” and even “seaman” were about to disappear until a whole fleet of authentic sailors sounded the alarm. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) A fireman’s ax was also stolen, the Augusta newspaper reported. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) 1 1n a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires Syn|Hypo|Hyper fire fighter, fire-eater, firefighter fire chief, fire marshal the head of a fire department fire warden, forest fire fighter, rangeran official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest coyotea forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time) defender, guardian, protector, shielder a person who cares for persons or property 2n play in which children pretend to put out a fire 2Hyper child's play, play activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules n a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) 3Syn|Hyper stoker jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor n a pitcher who does not start the game Syn|Hypo|Hyper relief pitcher, reliever closer, finisher (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game slammera person who closes things violently hurler, pitcher, twirler (baseball) the person who does the pitching |
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