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
Women, like men, are allowed to take risky jobs like logger, fire fighter, and roofer in return for the higher pay that these jobs offer.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2015
But the rubber-coated fire fighter had hardly uttered the words when a shout went up from the crowd at the east end of the building, where the firm's office was located.
From The Boy Scout Fire Fighters by Irving Crump
