firefighter
or fire fight·er
a person who fights destructive fires.
Origin of firefighter
1Other words from firefighter
- firefighting, noun, adjective
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How to use firefighter in a sentence
On Christmas Day, sometime after dark, a hideous fire overtook the venue: 100 firefighters, 33 fire trucks, a four-alarm blaze.
The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot | Shinan Govani | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNew York now employs fewer cops, firefighters, and sanitation workers than it did in 2002.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats | Daniel DiSalvo | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis death was particularly difficult for the veteran firefighters who had spent years working alongside him.
The Mystery Death Of A Female Firefighter | Christopher Moraff | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExactly one year earlier, the department lost two firefighters.
The Mystery Death Of A Female Firefighter | Christopher Moraff | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRepublicans loathe public sector unions—unless they represent cops or firefighters.
The firefighters swarmed out like bees from a disturbed hive.
Gold | Stewart WhiteClanging and screeching, forcing their way down streets swarming with people, the firefighters came.
The Firebug | Roy J. SnellWe'll increase funding to help states and communities train and equip our heroic police and firefighters.
A fresh crew of firefighters took the place of the others–namely, those personally interested in saving the hotel.
Gold | Stewart WhiteIn the 1720s firefighters had to fill a tank on a wagon by hand with buckets.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for firefighter
/ (ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə) /
a person who fights fires, usually a public employee or trained volunteer
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