fireman

noun fire·man \ ˈfī(-ə)r-mən \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of fireman

1 : a person who tends or feeds fires : stoker

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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Although 5,000 police officers and firemen were deployed around the area, and some arrests were made, the city emerged from the weekend relatively unscathed.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination Sparked Uprisings in Cities Across America," 4 Apr. 2018
Fire and rescue personnel firemen arrive about seven minutes later.

— washington post, BostonGlobe.com, "Cruiser hits woman then drives off during Sacramento protest of police killing," 2 Apr. 2018
A thousand sanitation workers were also working on the West Side, helping firemen move hoses and debris.

— Chicago Tribune, "RAGE, RIOTS, RUIN," 1 Apr. 2018
Fire and rescue personnel firemen arrive about seven minutes later to load the woman, Cleveland, onto a stretcher and take her to an ambulance.

— alex horton, chicagotribune.com, "Sacramento sheriff's cruiser hits woman during Stephon Clark protest and speeds away, video shows," 1 Apr. 2018
Marginalize the starting pitcher, turn the firemen loose and watch the win expectancy rise.

— gabe lacques, USA TODAY, "Is 'bullpenning' MLB's best path to 27 outs - or a gateway to 'mediocrity'?," 21 Mar. 2018
As a firefighter for the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia, Hussin's job involved catching snakes found in people's homes and training his fellow firemen.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "He was known as Malaysia's 'snake whisperer' - until a cobra fatally bit him," 18 Mar. 2018
Harbin, a blind woman who lives alone, said firemen got her from her home off Delaware Street and drove her to the Red Cross.

— thomas novelly, The Courier-Journal, "Mayor confident that Louisville flood damages exceed $2 million as Ohio River rises," 25 Feb. 2018
Photos published by the prosecutor’s office show firemen in respirators and other workers in anti-contamination suits examining gas connections and the unit’s oven.

— washington post, BostonGlobe.com, "US family of four killed by gas in Mexico," 26 Mar. 2018

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: a man who is a member of group that works to put out fires

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fireman

noun fire·man \ ˈfīr-mən \

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plural firemen \-mən\

1 : firefighter

2 : a person who tends a fire (as in a large furnace)

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