fireman
/ˈfaɪɹmən/ noun A2- Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
- A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship. · (the latter is informal)· The fireman's job was about to get very interesting; they had just run out of coal!
- An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
- A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
- A safety inspector in coal mines.
Plural firemen
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She and all the firemen smelled the burned flesh from inside it.
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