fireman

Noun

Meaning

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stoker reliever relief pitcher firefighter fire fighter fire-eater porter guard fire conductor driver engineer closer asbestos stopper
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Antonyms

neglect betrayer molester assaulter harasser assailer
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Hypernyms

guardian jack play pitcher defender protector

Hyponyms

ranger closer finisher fire chief fire marshal fire warden

Related terms

fire extinguisher fire truck fire engine fire brigade fire station fire hose

Phrases with the word

fireman's carry slam visiting fireman

Derivatives

firemen

Anagrams

feminar Fermian Freiman inframe mainfer manifer

Examples

My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected I would do something along those lines, like become a fireman or something. Ryan Reynolds

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman. Carl Sandburg

Funny how women are ashamed of their inner fairy whereas men are forever proudly displaying their inner cowboy or fireman. Dawn French

You can't be afraid to put out a fire if you're a fireman. You can't be afraid to be a police officer and carry a gun if you're afraid to get up and go out there. So you've got to put that fear to the side and go out in faith to overcome that. Duane Chapman

I wanted to do everything. I wanted to be a pilot. I wanted to be a secret agent. I wanted to be a fireman and a doctor, all that. So I related that through movies and stuff. Josh Holloway

I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die. Morris Chestnut

Close letter words and terms

firelock firelog firemaker fireman's ax fireman's axe fireman's carry