firefighter

American  

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪ tɛr /

Or fire fighter

noun

1. a person who fights destructive fires.

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firefighter British  

/ ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• firefighting noun

Etymology

Origin of firefighter

First recorded in 1900–05; fire + fighter

Example Sentences

The fire - which spread quickly both upwards and between the blocks - was only fully doused by Friday morning, and took more than 2,000 firefighters to bring under control.

From BBC

US media quoted local firefighters saying that some passengers were injured.

From Barron's

"We have to search for even the smallest part... it's not about removing complete bodies," one of the firefighters involved in the excavations told AFP.

From Barron's

No injuries were reported as firefighters continued to battle the flames into the evening.

From Los Angeles Times

By the time firefighters arrived about 10 minutes later, the tower was ablaze, the flames traveling upward through the bamboo scaffolding and netting—and soon jumping to other buildings in the complex.

From The Wall Street Journal