fire
noun
a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
firer
-
a word derived from
fire.
Example Sentences
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For the secretary of state, the president is the unfettered firer in chief.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2018
The firer had to stand up and use his foot against the operating handle in order to open the actions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Kurt Heinrich Debus, 50, is the free world's most experienced rocket firer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Notice that the firer is sitting well down on the right leg.
From The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training by Olin Oglesby Ellis
These were driven off by a quick firer which had been captured from the Germans.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 by Various
