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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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Lefty Tanner Scott, whom Roberts plans to use in a fireman role, surrendered a two-run homer to Ozzie Albies in the ninth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

"So it is!" chimed in an off-duty fireman nearby.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

As a teenager, Woods left Columbus for Missouri in 1872 to take a job as a railroad fireman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Once again, he is both arsonist and fireman.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 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

And one commenter, referencing the classic hot firemen calendars used as fundraisers, wrote: “Someone should make a calendar of handsome men rescuing cats and dogs!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In northern Portugal, in Valpacos, nearly 800 firemen were battling a forest fire that was spreading, the civil protection service said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

I’m not sure who was more surprised, Daddy or the protesters, when the firemen turned the hoses on.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine


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