smoke-eater

[smohk-ee-ter]

noun Slang.

a firefighter.

Origin of smoke-eater

First recorded in 1925–30

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Soon the house was full of smoke, and a voice was heard calling out for the Smoke-eater.
The Myths of the North American Indians
Lewis Spence