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Vinony

firefighter

noun

  1. one who puts out fires
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ / /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/

noun

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

  1. A person who has been trained to put out fires.

    “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.”