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fire fighter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fire fighter has 1 sense
- fire fighter(n = noun.person) fire-eater, firefighter, fireman - a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires; Array is a member of fire department
is a kind of defender, guardian, protector, shielder
has particulars: fire chief, fire marshal, fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger
CIDE DICTIONARY
fire fighter, n.
A person whose occupation it is to go to the scene of an unwanted fire and extinguish it; a member of a fire company; a fireman{1} or a woman who fights fires.
"Some towns have few or no professional firefighters, and fire suppression is conducted mostly by groups of volunteers, called volunteer firefighters . The term fireman{1} was at one time synonymous with firefighter, until women began to engage in the same occupation."
[PJC]
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fire fighter
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