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fire⋅man

  [fahyuhr-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
1. a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
2. a person employed to tend fires; stoker.
3. Railroads.
a. a person employed to fire and lubricate a steam locomotive.
b. a person employed to assist the engineer of a diesel or electric locomotive.
4. U.S. Navy. an enlisted person assigned to the care and operation of a ship's machinery.
5. British Mining. fire boss.
6. Baseball. relief pitcher.
Origin:
1620–30 for sense “gunner”; fire + -man

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fire boss

 
–noun Mining.
a person who inspects a mine for the presence of noxious gases, dangerous roofs, and other hazards.
Also called gasman; British, fireman.
Compare mine examiner.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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fire·man   (fīr'mən)   
n.  
  1. A firefighter.
  2. A man who tends fires; a stoker.
  3. An enlisted man in the U.S. Navy engaged in the operation of engineering machinery.
  4. Baseball A relief pitcher.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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