Fireman Definition
fīrmən
firemen
noun
firemen
A firefighter.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A person who tends a fire in a furnace or boiler.
Webster's New World
An enlisted man in the US Navy or Coast Guard engaged in the operation of engineering machinery.
American Heritage
An enlisted person ranking below a petty officer third class, whose general duties are concerned with ships' engines, boilers, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- engineer's helper
- stoker
- bakehead
- hell-holer
- cinder monkey
- oil feeder
- attendant
- trainman
- fire-fighter
- fire-eater
- firefighter
- relief-pitcher
- reliever
- smoke-jumper
- fire warden
Other Word Forms of Fireman
Noun
Singular:
fireman
Plural:
firemenOrigin of Fireman
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fire + -man
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