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firefighter

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fire⋅fight⋅er

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter]
–noun
a person who fights destructive fires.
Also, fire fighter.


Origin:
1900–05; fire + fighter


firefighting, noun, adjective
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fire·fight·er also fire fighter   (fīr'fī'tər)   
n.  A member of a fire department who fights fires.
fire'fight'ing adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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