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(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

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Source Word

fireman

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfaɪɹmən/

Noun

broadly historical

(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

Japanese Meaning

消防士

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The fireman climbed the ladder carrying a child to safety as smoke billowed from the apartment window.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

消防士ははしごを上って子どもを抱えて、安全な場所へと運んだ。アパートの窓からは煙がもうもうと立ち上っていた。

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(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

By February 1944 there were over two thousand women employed at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company …. There were also female firemen on almost every shipyard crane ….

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(rail transport, nautical) A 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.

He looked around his cab at his black greasy fireman, saying 'shovel on a little more coal, and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, you can watch Old 97 roll'.

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Sense（3）

(rail transport, by extension) An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.

Sense（4）

(baseball) A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).

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(mining, historical) A safety inspector in coal mines.

firemen

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