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noun fire·man \ ˈfī(-ə)r-mən \

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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Yost calls Moylan the group’s fireman, but not all the right moves work, so Cruz hit Moylan’s first pitch to right for a double.

— sam mellinger, kansascity, "A Ned Yost thinkalong through one night of running the Royals’ bullpen," 4 Aug. 2017
Aftermatch: As Jonathan the fireman or any proverb lover would confirm, where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

— david perloff, Pacific San Diego Magazine, "Blind date: Art throb," 2 Aug. 2017
Help arrived fast; the firemen got the car door open and helped us climb out.

— mia angeles, NOLA.com, "Lacombe and North Shore rally to support fire chief after loss of wife," 18 July 2017
Indians fireman Andrew Miller closed out the game in the 10th inning for the save.

— chris chavez, SI.com, "American League wins MLB All-Star Game after Robinson Cano's 10th inning blast," 12 July 2017
Witnesses called 911 to report the fire and that an off-duty fireman in the area had broken down the front door, where Schroeder’s remains were soon found.

— chris harris, PEOPLE.com, "Teen Allegedly Shoots Her Mom in the Head and Later Posts to Her Facebook: ‘You Were My Best Friend’," 12 July 2017
The concrete ramp at the entrance to the grandstands provided firemen with a firm foundation from which to pour tons of water into the flaming stands.

— sacbee, "Bee history: Kidnapped girls found safe in Elk Grove," 11 July 2017
Now, key workers including nurses, police officers and firemen are finding that the rise in prices outstrips their wage increases, eroding their spending power.

— alex morales, Bloomberg.com, "These Charts Show Why Brits Are Furious About Austerity," 5 July 2017
Police, firemen, nurses and teachers have been subject to a cap of 1 percent on annual pay rises since 2013, with the government until now vowing to maintain it in order to bring down the deficit.

— svenja o'donnell, Bloomberg.com, "Hammond Says U.K. Must Hold Nerve Amid Calls to Drop Pay Cap," 3 July 2017

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First Known Use of fireman

14th century

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

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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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