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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The nautical equipment was iffy, one aluminum fishing boat and a two-story pontoon boat that resembled a facility that firemen could train on, climbing up and down and swinging under pipes.
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
There was a bushel basket full of chapstick for these firemen.
—Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The film draws visual and cultural parallels between the two places – firemen in Taishan mirrored by firemen in Turin, shadow puppetry in Taishan echoed by shadow puppetry in the film museum.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
What was once the bunk room for the city’s firemen is now a spacious two-bed, one-bath apartment for guests eager explore the historic charm of downtown Wilmington.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
There was a bushel basket full of chapstick for these firemen.
—Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
The film draws visual and cultural parallels between the two places – firemen in Taishan mirrored by firemen in Turin, shadow puppetry in Taishan echoed by shadow puppetry in the film museum.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
What was once the bunk room for the city’s firemen is now a spacious two-bed, one-bath apartment for guests eager explore the historic charm of downtown Wilmington.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Fireman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireman. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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