firefighter

noun

fire·fight·er | \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfī-tər

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Definition of firefighter

: a person who fights fires : fireman sense 2

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Recent Examples on the Web Viertel, 22, instead racked the shotgun again, advancing on the firefighter. — oregonlive, "Grand jury rules fatal Salem police shooting justified," 24 Apr. 2021 Prosecutors have dismissed at least 21 cases which were pending, including a case where a man was charged with felony assault on Freitag, but the former D.C. firefighter Elon Wilson is the only defendant currently incarcerated. — Washington Post, "Fairfax seeks to dismiss 400 convictions in cases brought by one officer," 16 Apr. 2021 The fish is a lifetime catch for the 29-year-old Richardson firefighter. — Dallas News, "McKinney angler reels in lifetime catch, boats biggest fish at Mega Bass," 10 Apr. 2021 The data that comes back is then sent to a base station, like a computer, and 3D visualization software shows where the firefighter is, within an accuracy of centimeters. — Julia Musto, Fox News, "NASA's JPL and DHS develop tech to help locate firefighters inside burning buildings," 8 Apr. 2021 The firefighter declined both offers, and he was fired. — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Can your employer require a vaccine? Probably. So can a restaurant or hotel.," 8 Apr. 2021 On hand for the ceremony were Iacona’s mother, Sally Hopkins; stepfather, Howard Hopkins; father, Joe Iacona; stepmother, Chris Iacona; sister, Gabrielle Iacona; and girlfriend, Mia Nojic, who pinned on the new firefighter’s badge. — cleveland, "Berea swears in new firefighter: Community Voices," 2 Apr. 2021 Fortunately for him, the firefighter who responded also happened to be a beekeeper. — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, "A man returned from shopping and found 15,000 bees in his car," 1 Apr. 2021 The footage also showed Hansen, the Minneapolis firefighter, calmly walk up to Thao and offer to help. — Steve Karnowski And Amy Forliti, Chron, "Firefighter blocked from helping Floyd returns to stand," 31 Mar. 2021

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“Firefighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firefighter. Accessed 13 May. 2021.

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firefighter

noun

English Language Learners Definition of firefighter

: a member of a group that works to put out fires

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firefighter

noun

fire·fight·er | \ ˈfīr-ˌfī-tər

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Kids Definition of firefighter

: a person whose job is to put out fires

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