fireman

[ fahyuhr-muhn ]

/ ˈfaɪər mən /

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noun, plural fire·men.

a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.

a person employed to tend fires; stoker.

Railroads.

a person employed to fire and lubricate a steam locomotive.
a person employed to assist the engineer of a diesel or electric locomotive.

U.S. Navy. an enlisted person assigned to the care and operation of a ship's machinery.

British Mining. fire boss.

Baseball. relief pitcher.

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Origin of fireman

1620–30 for sense “gunner”; fire + -man

usage note for fireman

See -man.

Words nearby fireman

fireless, fireless cooker, firelight, fire line, firelock, fireman, fire marshal, firenado, Firenze, fire off, fire on all cylinders

How to use fireman in a sentence

The cheers that went up when a fireman was taken from a window, placed on a gurney and rolled away.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death|David Maraniss|September 10, 2021|Washington Post
A fireman came in on a stretcher, an older man, wearing the uniform of a unit from Jersey City across the river.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death|David Maraniss|September 10, 2021|Washington Post
He didn’t have typical kid dreams—of growing up to become a fireman, doctor, or movie star.
He Robbed a Taco Joint With a Toy Water Gun for $264. He Got Life in Prison.|Kate Briquelet|May 31, 2021|The Daily Beast
Eventually, he leaves the dog in the care of another fireman and we go back, discussing the fire and the dog.
Eight Year Old Rides to a Blaze With His Firefighter Grandfather|Michael Daly|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In fact, he would survive it, working as a volunteer fireman in London during the blitz.
Marco Roth’s Book Bag: The Anti-Memoir Memoir|Marco Roth|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The backup-man stops stroller traffic on the sidewalk, another fireman is road guard.
With the Fireman of Brooklyn’s Company 224 as They Observe the Fallen|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My cousin Al is a Navy veteran, a former EMT, and now a fireman in New York City.
The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He wanted to go into the Army and then be a police officer and then be a fireman.
Curse the Media in Newtown for Doing Too Little, Too Late on Guns|Michael Daly|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The engineer and fireman stood leaning out over the closed lower half of the engine-room door.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
Again the fireman reflected, for there was nothing hasty about this excellent creature.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
Under Mr. Van Britt's directions the engineer and fireman of the pilot engine brought tools and the break was repaired.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
The fireman—'e's a real 'andsome man—I can tike to that sort myself.
Sue, A Little Heroine|L. T. Meade
But the driver and fireman were beyond the range of their skill.
The Story of the Cambrian|C. P. Gasquoine

British Dictionary definitions for fireman

fireman

/ (ˈfaɪəmən) /

noun plural -men

a man who fights fires, usually a public employee or trained volunteerGender-neutral form: firefighter

(on steam locomotives) the man who stokes the fire and controls the injectors feeding water to the boiler
(on diesel and electric locomotives) the driver's assistant

a man who tends furnaces; stoker

Also called: deputy a mine official responsible for safety precautionsUS equivalent: fire boss

US navy a junior rating who works on marine engineering equipment

informal any employee who is dispatched to deal with trouble at short notice

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of fireman

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