firefighter B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ UK /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #15730 Meanings 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 AI details From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # firefighter **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 15730 ## Meanings 1. A person whose job is to put out fires. ## Examples - The firefighters rushed into the burning building to rescue the family. ## Etymology From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman. ## AI Etymology Firefighter comes from fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman. In current use, the main sense is “A person whose job is to put out fires”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown