Definitions for firemen

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firemen fire·man

Spelling: [fahyuh r-muh n]

IPA: /ˈfaɪər mən/

Firemen is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 120 anagrams from letters in firemen (eefimnr).

Definitions for firemen

noun

1. a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
2. a person employed to tend fires; stoker.
3. Railroads. a person employed to fire and lubricate a steam locomotive. a person employed to assist the engineer of a diesel or electric locomotive.
4. U.S. Navy. an enlisted person assigned to the care and operation of a ship's machinery.
5. British Mining. fire boss.
6. Baseball. relief pitcher.

Origin of firemen

1620-30 for sense “gunner”; fire + -man

Examples for firemen

My cousin Al is a Navy veteran, a former EMT, and now a fireman in New York City.

The fireman who runs into the burning building to rescue someone has a choice of whether to do so or not.

He wanted to go into the Army and then be a police officer and then be a fireman.

"Give me your name and address," he said, faintly, to the fireman.

One of my cousins is now a New York City fireman as well, and the fact that we got bin Laden is fantastic.

No, a fireman's not so oily and is more cindery—then we'll know one by his cap.

So he dismissed the affair, and devoted his whole attention to learning to be a fireman.

In this frightening raw video, fireman and bystanders run as the South Tower collapses.

And between whiles I had to look after the savage who was fireman.

As for the fireman he had flung himself flat on the floor of the cab.