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fireman

[fahyuhr-muhn] / ˈfaɪər mən /
NOUN
one who extinguishes fires
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NOUN
one who fuels engines or furnaces
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"I am profoundly grieved at the loss of this dedicated and gallant fireman," Andy Yeung, director of the fire service said in a statement.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2025

Replete with Constructivist angles, it’s an unsentimental account of a woman who tells her fireman husband he isn’t the father of their newborn.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

Once again, he is both arsonist and fireman.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2025

“It could be winds, brush clearance, luck,” said Scott Brown, a fireman assigned to Los Angeles County Fire Station 66 about a mile east in Kinneloa Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2025

He tore off his hoodie and pulled his T-shirt over his head and tossed it to the fireman.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

A wisely managed retirement plan for cops and firemen is shaken down to shrink a deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

In the Nashville airport, he found himself alongside a group of firemen heading to Oklahoma to help with the rescue.

From Slate Apr. 19, 2026

After a nervy 30 minutes, firemen finally freed the parachutist and his chute to big cheers from the crowd.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2025

He had somehow found the firemen himself and led them to the flames which they quickly doused.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2025

He told us that the County Clerk’s Office took an extra beating because the firemen flooded the entire building instead of just putting out the fire.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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