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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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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

And the times they couldn’t, Roberts would turn to left-hander Alex Vesia to be his primary fireman.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2025

Kubinec, as a fireman, was probably working in the engine room aboard the West Virginia, Svoboda said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2024

A fireman, a neighbor, some German soldier hunting food?

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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 always felt like I was surrounded by such incredible people, lifeguards that were also firemen or firewomen. It was really, really, empowering."

From BBC Feb. 26, 2025

“These are really nice houses up here,” one firemen said to another as they watched a helicopter fly by to drop water.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

Mr. Santoro was mad because they called him “anonymous,” and of course the firemen were mad because they knew the Herdmans did it, whatever it was.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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