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fireman
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As a noun, fireman means someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
Meanings of fireman
9 meaningsnoun
firefightingSomeone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
rail transportnauticalA person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
rail transportAn assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
baseballA relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
Play in which children pretend to put out a fire
A male laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)person
A male member of a fire department who tries to extinguish firesperson
A male pitcher who does not start the gameperson
Older and rare meanings (1)
mininghistoricalA safety inspector in coal mines.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).