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
Dr. Kurt Heinrich Debus, 50, is the free world's most experienced rocket firer.
From Time Magazine Archive
The firer had to stand up and use his foot against the operating handle in order to open the actions.
From Time Magazine Archive
The only one by which they could fire outside the plane—due to the necessity of keeping the cabin closed to retain oxygen—was the rapid firer on the wing.
From Lords of the Stratosphere by Arthur J. Burks
The field gun was of French make; it was a 3-inch quick firer with a maximum range for shrapnel of 6,000 yards, a little over 3-½ miles.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
