Complete Definition of "fireman"

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Etymology
From English fire + (hu)man

Noun
en-noun|firemen

  1. firefighting A person who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

Category:Occupations

  1. firefighting A fireman that is of the male sex (see usage note).
  2. railroading A man who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive.
  3. railroading By extension of the above, an assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
  4. baseball A relief pitcher.

Usage notes
Fireman and its plural are usually used to refer to all firefighters. For a female firefighter, firewoman or firefighter is sometimes preferred.

Synonyms
firefighter
smoke eater

Translations
trans-top|fireman
Chinese: ���/��� (xiaofangyun)
Dutch: brandweerman
Esperanto: fajroestingisto
French: pompier m
German: Feuerwehrmann m
Greek: ���ο�βέ��η�
Hungarian: tűzoltó
Italian: vigile del fuoco m
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Japanese: ��士 (sh�b�shi)
Korean: 기�� (gigwanbyeong)
Latin: vigil ignis nom., vigilis ignis gen.
Norwegian: t-|no|brannkonstabel|m, t-|no|brannmann|m
Polish: strażak m
Spanish: bombero
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trans-top|a male fireman
Norwegian: t-|no|brannmann|m
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trans-top|a man who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler
Norwegian: t-|no|fyrbøter|m
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trans-top|an assistant on any locomotive
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trans-top|a relief pitcher in baseball
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Related terms
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fire truck
fire engine
fire extinguisher
fire hose
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fire station
fire hydrant
fireplug
tillerman

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