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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While firefighters in North Carolina were able to start containing the two largest wildfires in the state, the Black Cove Fire and the Deep Woods Fire, the size of the Table Rock Fire in South Carolina nearly doubled and remains at 0% contained. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025 Authorities have issued a dry weather alert for the affected areas and wider southeastern regions, however officials hope rain forecasted for Thursday will assist firefighters in their efforts to put out the blazes. Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025 Echoing laws passed in Texas and Washington state, the proposal would allow some veterans and former firefighters, police officers and EMTs to enroll in clinical trials testing the effectiveness of psilocybin to treat mental illnesses. Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 Arena lost his 45th Ward City Council seat in 2019 to Chicago firefighter Jim Gardiner. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 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 31 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

firefighter

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

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