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fireman

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fire·man  (frmn)
n.
1. A firefighter.
2. A man who tends fires; a stoker.
3. An enlisted man in the U.S. Navy engaged in the operation of engineering machinery.
4. Baseball A relief pitcher.

fireman
Noun
pl -men
1. a man whose job is to put out fires and rescue people endangered by them
2. (on steam trains) the man who stokes the fire
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.firemanfireman - play in which children pretend to put out a fire
child's play, play - activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
2.fireman - a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
3.fireman - a pitcher who does not start the game
finisher, closer - (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
hurler, pitcher, twirler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"
4.firemanfireman - a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
fire department - the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
fire chief, fire marshal - the head of a fire department
fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger - an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
Translations
Spanish fireman [ˈfaɪəmən] nbombero
French fireman irreg [ˈfaɪəmən] fire npompier m
German fireman [ˈfaɪəmən] fire irreg like man) nFeuerwehrmann m
Italian fireman [ˈfaɪəmən] npompiere m

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No sooner'd I get some intimate with one of them he'd up and die--all but a fireman named Andrews, and he went loco for keeps.
Then I got to be a professor of gymnastics, so as to make better use of my talents; and then I was a sergeant fireman at Paris, and assisted at many a big fire.
Why, it would merely say, 'Town burned down; no insurance; boy brast a window, fireman brake his neck
 
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