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firefighter

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Etymology

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

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firefighter (plural firefighters)

  1. (firefighting) A person who has been trained to put out fires.
    Synonyms: fireperson, smoke eater
    Hyponyms: fireman (often broadly synonymous), firewoman, hotshot, smokejumper, wildfire-fighter
    • 2014 September 19, Andrew Gumbel, “California's burning up: firefighters rush to the scene as major wildfires scorch the state”, in The Guardian:
      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.

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