firefighter

or fire fight·er

[fahyuh r-fahy-ter]

noun

a person who fights destructive fires.

Origin of firefighter

First recorded in 1900–05; fire + fighter

Related formsfire·fight·ing, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for firefighting

Contemporary Examples of firefighting

But it hadn't rained in seven months, and the country's firefighting budget had been downscaled over several decades.
Israel's Inferno
Fania Oz-Salzberger
December 5, 2010

Historical Examples of firefighting

Firefighting is a police function, accomplished by the Fire Police.
Area Handbook for Albania
Eugene K. Keefe
The apparatus for firefighting was of the type most city people have forgotten.
The Girl and Her Religion
Margaret Slattery

British Dictionary definitions for firefighting

firefighting

noun

the occupation of attempting to control and extinguish fires
(as modifier)firefighting equipment

the practice of reacting to urgent problems as they arise, as opposed to planning for the future

firefighter

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for firefighting

firefighter

1903, from fire (n.) + fighter.