firefighter

noun

fire·​fight·​er ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfī-tər How to pronounce firefighter (audio)
: a person who fights fires : fireman sense 2
firefighting noun

Examples of firefighter in a Sentence

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Ten minutes later, a firefighter emerged with Olive in his arms. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Vernon police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded to the area of 55 Lynwood Dr. and located a woman in her 50s who had fallen through the ice, Marra said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024 On Friday evening, a fire at a Pleasant Ridge apartment displaced two families and injured a firefighter while a house fire in Oakley displaced two adults and one child. The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024 The city is negotiating union contracts with a handful of unions that represent police officers, firefighters and other city workers on their pay, but it's expected to rise. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for firefighter 

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of firefighter was in 1839

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“Firefighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firefighter. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

firefighter

noun
: a member of a company organized to fight fires
firefighting noun

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