fireman
noun
fire·man
ˈfī(-ə)r-mən 
2
: a member of a fire department : firefighter
3
: an enlisted man in the navy who works with engineering machinery
4
: a relief pitcher in baseball
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If the Dodgers’ bullpen gets squirrely — or if a starting pitcher runs into problems — Sheehan might be the fireman called upon to save the day.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Closer to home in Rio Vista, Hank had been an ambulance driver, volunteer fireman and EMT.
—Helen Harlan, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
McVey, 26, is a fitness influencer and model making his acting debut, while Blue is a fireman stripper who becomes an actual firefighter saving lives in Music City.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The hydrants that the firemen were drawing from ran dry in the middle of the fight, Gonzalez said, and his colleagues had to leave the station in search of water.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Closer to home in Rio Vista, Hank had been an ambulance driver, volunteer fireman and EMT.
—Helen Harlan, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
McVey, 26, is a fitness influencer and model making his acting debut, while Blue is a fireman stripper who becomes an actual firefighter saving lives in Music City.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The hydrants that the firemen were drawing from ran dry in the middle of the fight, Gonzalez said, and his colleagues had to leave the station in search of water.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Fireman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireman. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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