firefighter

or fire fight·er

[ fahyuhr-fahy-ter ]

noun

1. a person who fights destructive fires.

firefighter

/ ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə /

noun

1. a person who fights fires, usually a public employee or trained volunteer

Other Words From

• firefighting noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of firefighter¹

First recorded in 1900–05; fire + fighter

Example Sentences

Fieri has been spending a lot of his time during the pandemic raising money and advocating for restaurant workers — and feeding firefighters in Northern California.

From Eater

Officials said the two dogs were Great Danes and one had to be carried out by firefighters.

From Washington Post

No one was reported to be seriously hurt, although one resident had to be rescued by firefighters from the building’s third floor.

From Washington Post

He even spent some time working as a firefighter and paramedic in Antarctica.

From Washington Post

Video from the scene Wednesday afternoon showed firefighters spraying water on orange flames that were leaping into the sky from a hole in the middle of Hooes Road.

From Washington Post

The eyes of people like Thomas Patrick Cullen III, firefighter, Squad 41, husband, father, 31 years old.

From The Daily Beast

“This [investigation] is part of routine procedure following the death of any firefighter,” he told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

“After the withdraw, they realized that firefighter Craig-Lewis was missing,” said Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer.

From The Daily Beast

Newspaper clippings, many of them with pictures of the owner, a former Gary firefighter, are everywhere.

From The Daily Beast

The legendary Captain Paddy Brown was by some accounts the most decorated firefighter in the nation.

From The Daily Beast

They rushed for the footbridge and a firefighter blocked their way.

From Project Gutenberg

Suzanne grabbed his hand and walked him over to the truck and grabbed the first firefighter she encountered.

From Project Gutenberg

The fire was out now, the firefighter hosing down the last embers, going through the crowd and checking for injuries.

From Project Gutenberg

Every day a retired firefighter returns to Ground Zero, to feel closer to his two sons who died there.

From Project Gutenberg