firewarden

American

[fahyuhr-wawr-dn] / ˈfaɪərˌwɔr dn /

noun

a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps.

firewarden British

/ ˈfaɪəˌwɔːdən /

noun

an officer responsible for fire prevention and control in an area, esp in a forest

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Etymology

Origin of firewarden

First recorded in 1705–15; fire + warden

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He was at one time colonel of the Boston regiment, and was for many years a selectman, and a firewarden of the town.

From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Francis S. (Francis Samuel) Drake

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