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Definition of Firer
1. n. One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary.
Definition of Firer
1. Noun. A person responsible for firing staff ¹
2. Noun. A pyromaniac ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Firer
1. one that fires [n -S] - See also: fires
Lexicographical Neighbors of Firer
Literary usage of Firer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"In the former State, the miner prepares and tamps the charges but the shot- firer
fires them; in the latter the shot-firer tamps and fires all the shots, ..."
2. Ironclads in Action: A Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895, with Some by Herbert Wrigley Wilson (1898)
"In 1886 appeared the Armstrong 3O-pounder quick-firer, which, after winning
universal approval, became the 4'7-inch 45-pounder * A gun of 25 calibres, ..."
3. The Blasting of Rock in Mines, Quarries, Tunnels, Etc: A Scientific and by Albert William Daw, Zacharias Williams Daw (1898)
"Patent Volley-firer and Instantaneous Fuse. —The advantages of simultaneous
firing, which were until recently obtainable only by means of the electric ..."
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