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
An empty bottle was set up 200 yards in front of the firer and a full one behind him.
From With the British Army in The Holy Land by H. O. (Henry Osmond) Lock
The theory of the range is that with continual pressure on the trigger the shot surprises the firer.
From Battle Studies by Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq
