smokejumper

[smohk-juhm-per]

See more synonyms for smokejumper on Thesaurus.com

noun

a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.

Show More

Origin of smokejumper

First recorded in 1925–30; smoke + jumper¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018