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
Examples of fireman in a Sentence
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Martin Boswell, the tug's fireman, was below deck and was carried down with the vessel.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
New York City Fire Department Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Jim Long said the department received complaints in August of a leaky hydrant, and firemen responded by shutting off the drip a couple times.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Teachers, policemen, firemen, and student unions stepped forward with donations, giving tiny slices of their paychecks for the new children’s hospital.
—Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
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.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
New York City Fire Department Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Jim Long said the department received complaints in August of a leaky hydrant, and firemen responded by shutting off the drip a couple times.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Teachers, policemen, firemen, and student unions stepped forward with donations, giving tiny slices of their paychecks for the new children’s hospital.
—Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
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.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Fireman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireman. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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