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fireman
/ˈfaɪɹmən/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
black, brave, greasy, handsome, soon
VERB + FIREMAN
become, dressed, married, took, volunteer
FIREMAN + NOUN
'shovel, baseball, boy, halloween, hours, way
PREP.
into, on
ADV.
almost
Definitions
noun
1
Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
By February 1944 there were over two thousand women employed at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company [...]. There were also female firemen on almost every shipyard crane [...].
For firemen everywhere rescuing cats from trees has been as much a part of the job as tackling blazing buildings.
2
A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
He looked around his cab at his black greasy fireman, saying 'shovel on a little more coal, and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, you can watch Old 97 roll'.
No grass grew under a train when the engineer let Fireman McLash take the throttle.
3
An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
4
A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
5
A safety inspector in coal mines.
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
- firefighter
- fire-eater
noun — a pitcher who does not start the game
noun — a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steam
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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By February 1944 there were over two thousand women employed at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company [...]. There were also female firemen on almost every shipyard crane [...].
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For firemen everywhere rescuing cats from trees has been as much a part of the job as tackling blazing buildings.
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He looked around his cab at his black greasy fireman, saying 'shovel on a little more coal, and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, you can watch Old 97 roll'.
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The brave fireman rescued a boy from the burning house.
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I don't recall ever wanting to be a fireman or a baseball player as a youth.
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It took the fireman almost two hours to put out the fire.
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