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Definition of Fire fighter
1. Noun. A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires.
Group relationships: Fire Department
Generic synonyms: Defender, Guardian, Protector, Shielder
Specialized synonyms: Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Fire Warden, Forest Fire Fighter, Ranger
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Fighter
Literary usage of Fire fighter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bankrupting a Great City: (the Story of New York) by Henry H. Klein (1915)
"The old fire-fighter was subordinate in control, and his efforts to restore ...
This was the opportunity for the veteran fire-fighter who had been ..."
2. Baltimore: Its History and Its People by Clayton Colman Hall, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (1912)
"During his long career as a fire fighter, Chief Horton has had many narrow ...
He is a most enthusiastic fire fighter, and one of the most popular fire ..."
3. Quarterly of the National Fire Protection Association by National Fire Protection Association (1896)
"Assistant Chief Roy McFarland and Fireman Lyle Wescott were approaching the fire
in one 1000-gpm pumper, Engine 5- The other fire fighter on duty in the ..."
4. Worker Deaths in Confined Spaces: A Summary of Surveillance Findings and edited by Thomas R. Bender (1996)
"The sixth fire fighter complained that he was having difficulty wearing the ...
The sixth fire fighter then removed the SCBA and climbed back down into the ..."
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