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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Fortune Tesla sends its ‘fireman’ to China Elon Musk is sending Tom Zhu, the former head of its China operations, back to the country to shore up the EV maker’s flagging business.
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Members of Ukraine’s 1st Separate Assault Battalion describe themselves as firemen.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Members of Ukraine’s 1st Separate Assault Battalion describe themselves as firemen.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fireman
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“Fireman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireman. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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