fireman

noun

fire·man ˈfī(-ə)r-mən

: a person who tends or feeds fires : stoker

: a member of a fire department : firefighter

: an enlisted man in the navy who works with engineering machinery

: a relief pitcher in baseball

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The Cubs have essentially used Miller as their fireman from the fifth inning on. —

Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024 Freeman, a fireman for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department for over three decades, defended his eight years on the City Council in response. —

Hannah Dreyfus, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2024 Ryan McLean, a New York City fireman who donated bone marrow to a three-year-old child in 2022, says the process was quick and easy, not painful and with a long recovery period as donors are often led to believe. —

Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024 Pension funds of teachers, firemen, autoworkers, truckers and nurses, as well as the 401(k)'s of hardworking Americans across the country, include HD stock in their retirement portfolios. —

Lee Habeeb, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fireman