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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 [ˈfaɪəmən]
n pl -men
1. (Business / Professions) a man who fights fires, usually a public employee or trained volunteer
2. (Transport / Railways)
a.  (on steam locomotives) the man who stokes the fire and controls the injectors feeding water to the boiler
b.  (on diesel and electric locomotives) the driver's assistant
3. a man who tends furnaces; stoker
4. (Mining & Quarrying) Also called deputy a mine official responsible for safety precautions US equivalent fire boss
5. (Military) US Navy a junior rating who works on marine engineering equipment
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
fireman [ˈfaɪəmən] N (firemen (pl)) [of fire service] → bombero/a m/f (Rail) → fogonero/a m/f
fireman's lift manera de llevar a una persona sobre un solo hombro

fireman [ˈfaɪərmən] npompier m
He's a fireman → Il est pompier.
fire master n (British)capitaine m des pompiers

fireman [ˈfaɪəmən] n (-men (pl)) → vigile m del fuoco, pompiere m
fireman [ˈfaɪəmən] n (-men (pl)) → vigile m del fuoco, pompiere m

fireman رَجُل المطافئ hasič brandmand Feuerwehrmann πυροσβέστης bombero palomies pompier vatrogasac vigile del fuoco 消防士 소방관 brandweerman brannmann strażak bombeiro пожарник brandman เจ้าหน้าที่ดับเพลิง itfaiyeci lính cứu hỏa 消防队员


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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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