fireman
noun
fire·man
ˈfī(-ə)r-mən 
2
: a member of a fire department : firefighter
3
: an enlisted man in the navy who works with engineering machinery
4
: a relief pitcher in baseball
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One locomotive fireman named Frank Goodrich had to have his leg amputated due to injuries from the crash, and four cattle being carried in the freight cars were killed.
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Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
To draw an analogy, this is like cutting off water to a fireman’s hose and then blaming him for spreading the fire that ensued.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Officers responded to the 1600 block of Light Street just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday and found off-duty firemen performing CPR on Warehime, who was lying on the ground, police wrote in an incident report.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
María was now nineteen kilos, a weight Lil still carried with relative ease, piggyback or fireman.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
There were firemen walking up and down or standing, as if waiting to be told what to do.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
In 1945, the West Coast Negro Baseball Association was founded by Berkeley firemen Eddie Harris and David Portlock, prominent members of the High Marine Social Club — the oldest African American organization in the East Bay.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
According to eyewitness accounts, the fan attempted to accost a fireman helping with the stretcher and ended up taking a swings at CIF Division I Tournament Director Dave Beamon and San Marcos Tournament Director Don Williams.
—Richard J. Marcus, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the firemen next door ran their chainsaws for no good reason.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
To draw an analogy, this is like cutting off water to a fireman’s hose and then blaming him for spreading the fire that ensued.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Officers responded to the 1600 block of Light Street just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday and found off-duty firemen performing CPR on Warehime, who was lying on the ground, police wrote in an incident report.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
María was now nineteen kilos, a weight Lil still carried with relative ease, piggyback or fireman.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
There were firemen walking up and down or standing, as if waiting to be told what to do.
—Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
In 1945, the West Coast Negro Baseball Association was founded by Berkeley firemen Eddie Harris and David Portlock, prominent members of the High Marine Social Club — the oldest African American organization in the East Bay.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
According to eyewitness accounts, the fan attempted to accost a fireman helping with the stretcher and ended up taking a swings at CIF Division I Tournament Director Dave Beamon and San Marcos Tournament Director Don Williams.
—Richard J. Marcus, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the firemen next door ran their chainsaws for no good reason.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Fireman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireman. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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