firefighter
noun
a person who fights destructive fires.
fire fighter
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a variation of
firefighter.
Example Sentences
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At the start of Sunday's visit, Francis donned a grey fire fighter helmet and was taken around the ruins of the city's cathedral, which is being reconstructed.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2022
In addition, San Francisco asked police and fire fighter unions to delay raises for two years in order to save an additional $270 million.
From Fox News ● Feb. 17, 2021
DNR also is the state’s biggest fire fighter, responsible for fighting wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state and tribal forestland.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
"I felt just like a fire fighter or something but the fire didn't go out," Mr Plummer, 67, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2020
These old-fashioned machines have given place to the modern fire fighter, the steam engine.
From Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. by Jack Thorne
