Fireman
[fahyuh r-muh n] /ˈfaɪər mən/
noun, plural firemen.
1.
a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
2.
a person employed to tend fires; stoker.
3.
Railroads.
4.
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person assigned to the care and operation of a ship’s machinery.
5.
British Mining. .
6.
Baseball. .
/ˈfaɪəmən/
noun (pl) -men
1.
a man who fights fires, usually a public employee or trained volunteer Gender-neutral form firefighter
2.
3.
a man who tends furnaces; stoker
4.
Also called deputy. a mine official responsible for safety precautions US equivalent fire boss
5.
(US, navy) a junior rating who works on marine engineering equipment
6.
(informal) any employee who is dispatched to deal with trouble at short notice
n.
late 14c., “tender of a fire,” from fire (n.) + man (n.). As “person hired to put out (rather than tend) fires” it is attested from 1714.
noun
A relief pitcher, esp an effective one: a four-run blast against fireman Joe in the eighth inning (1940s+ Baseball)
Related Terms
visiting fireman
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