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first responder
noun
: a person (such as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance
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By the time first responders arrived, Chorman was already deceased, and the moose had left the area.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
The highway was blocked off for roughly two hours as first responders assisted the drivers and cleared the scene, police said.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
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First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
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“First responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20responder. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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first responder
noun
first re·spond·er
-ri-ˈspän-dər
: a person (as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance
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