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firefighter

noun
USFY-ur-fy-tur/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/UKFY-uh-fy-tuh/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Pluralfirefighters

1 meaning of firefighter

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A person who is trained to stop fires and help keep people safe.

    Like a helper who runs toward danger so that other people can get away from it.

    The firefighter carried the child down the ladder to safety.

    Brave firefighters rushed into the burning building to find the family.

    Similarfireperson

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Origin

From fire plus fighter. It was made as a term for either a man or a woman.