fireman
noun
a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
firemen
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pluralof fireman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As they were driving away when evacuating, they could see on their app that there were firemen with hoses walking around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In northern Portugal, in Valpacos, nearly 800 firemen were battling a forest fire that was spreading, the civil protection service said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the Nashville airport, he found himself alongside a group of firemen heading to Oklahoma to help with the rescue.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
"Most of the firemen know the area so well and they know how to manage it."
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
Daddy and I turned and saw police and firemen up ahead.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
