firefighter

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noun (1)

fire·​fight·​er ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfī-tər 

: a person who fights fires : fireman sense 2

firefighting

ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfī-tiŋ 

noun

firefighting

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noun (2)

variants or less commonly fire fighting

: the activity of a firefighter

specifically : the effort to extinguish or to check the spread of a fire

Examples of firefighter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And to vent the thick smoke, firefighters had to break the window closest to the organ — a beloved stained glass rendering of the crucifixion of Christ, an image at the spiritual and emotional center of the faith. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

That’s why fire chiefs, sheriffs and police and firefighters unions all oppose the amendment. — Steve Geller, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

About 90 minutes before the bodies were found, police officers were called to an Oberlin College campus parking lot to support firefighters extinguishing a fire in a vehicle that was registered to Jones. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Calvo also highlighted the promotion of eight firefighters to lieutenant, the department’s first level of supervision. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for firefighter

• copywriter
• expediter
• underwriter
• biter
• brighter
• fighter
• lighter
• miter
• niter
• reiter
• righter
• slighter

Kids Definition

firefighter

noun

: a member of a company organized to fight fires

firefighting noun