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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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"As I recall he was very rarely there," said the former fireman from Gwynedd.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

"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

“Those corridors fill up with smoke, so now you’re having to do a fireman crawl along the floor for potentially hundreds of feet,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 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

A cloud of ash billowed, blotting out fireman and child.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs