firefighter

B1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ UK /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #15730

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person whose job is to put out fires.

    The firefighters rushed into the burning building to rescue the family.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person whose job is to... fireman
Word family
Forms firefighters

Etymology

From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.

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