Definition of fireman Fireman
/fajˈɹmʌn/ - [fayrmun] - fire•man
We found 13 definitions of fireman from 6 different sources.
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What does fireman mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: firemen |
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| fireman - a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires | ||
| firefighter, fire fighter, fire-eater | ||
| guardian, protector, shielder, defender a person who cares for persons or property | ||
| fire department the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires | ||
| fire chief, fire marshal the head of a fire department | ||
| fireman - play in which children pretend to put out a fire | ||
| fireman - a pitcher who does not start the game | ||
| reliever, relief pitcher | ||
| hurler, twirler, pitcher the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" | ||
| fireman - a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) | ||
| stoker | ||
| laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fireman (Noun)
Someone implied male who is skilled in the work of fighting fire. - fireman (Noun)
A man who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler originally, shoveling coal by hand, particularly on a railroad locomotive. - fireman (Noun)
By extension of the above, an assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not. - fireman (Noun)
A relief pitcher.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fireman (n.)
A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company. - fireman (n.)
A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fireman
A person who is trained to put out fires.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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fireman
The man who attends to feed and trim the fires for the boilers in a steam-vessel.
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🔤- fireman, noun, singular of firemen.
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