firefighter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who has been trained to put out fires.

   A firefighter puts water on a burning tree as flames approach a containment line, while fighting the King fire near Fresh Pond, California. […] More than 4,000 firefighters have rushed to the scene from around the country deploying planes, helicopters and hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant.

2. 2
   noun

   a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

Etymology

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