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Fireman \Fire"man\, n.; pl. Firemen (-men).

1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company. [1913 Webster]

2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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fireman

noun

1: play in which children take the roles of firemen and pretend to put out a fire
2: a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) [syn: stoker]
3: a pitcher who does not start the game [syn: reliever, relief pitcher]
4: a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires [syn: firefighter, fire fighter, fire-eater]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Fireman \Fire"man\, n.; pl. Firemen (-men).

1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company.

2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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