fireman
noun
fire·man
ˈfī(-ə)r-mən 
2
: a member of a fire department : firefighter
3
: an enlisted man in the navy who works with engineering machinery
4
: a relief pitcher in baseball
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The collection included elements from the past that seem futuristic, including a weave inspired by the wood print of a Japanese fireman’s jacket, and a miniature dot pattern that winks to 15h-century kimonos but reads as constellations in the night sky.
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Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024
Once referred to as the Irish Riviera, this blue-collar community of cops and firemen has given birth to a post-Hurricane Sandy hipster-beach haunt with new apartment buildings, restaurants, and surfers.
—Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
As the story goes, local firemen came in to the new store wanting sandwiches, which the new store didn’t have, but owner Febronio Ontiveros lured them back with super-burritos made from three smaller tortillas.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2024
The hard part is that (Walker) has been that fireman who comes in with guys on base and oftentimes pitches out of a jam and then the next inning as well.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024
Once referred to as the Irish Riviera, this blue-collar community of cops and firemen has given birth to a post-Hurricane Sandy hipster-beach haunt with new apartment buildings, restaurants, and surfers.
—Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
As the story goes, local firemen came in to the new store wanting sandwiches, which the new store didn’t have, but owner Febronio Ontiveros lured them back with super-burritos made from three smaller tortillas.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2024
The hard part is that (Walker) has been that fireman who comes in with guys on base and oftentimes pitches out of a jam and then the next inning as well.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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