firefighter
noun
a person who fights destructive fires.
firefighters
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pluralof firefighter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While the risk of wildfires is on the rise, the number of firefighters has been in decline.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
As the climatologist Jeffrey Shaman writes in the Times, El Niño offers governments a chance to prepare, whether by funding firefighters or creating warning systems for residents during heat waves.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
At the Los Angeles Fire Department, Poirier oversaw a service area of more than 100 fire stations with 1,000 firefighters and paramedics on duty each day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
An AFP journalist reported that firefighters could be seen trying to extinguish the flames of a burnt-out fuel tank belonging to state oil and gas company Aramco.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Finally, Frankie said, “The firefighters have to still be fighting the fire, but who knows when they’ll be allowed to try to come back in the building.”
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
