FIREFIGHTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does firefighter mean? • FIREFIGHTER (noun)
The noun FIREFIGHTER has 1 sense:
1. a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
Familiarity information: FIREFIGHTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIREFIGHTER (noun)
Meaning:
A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
fire fighter; fire-eater; firefighter; fireman
Hypernyms ("firefighter" is a kind of...):
defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firefighter"):
fire chief; fire marshal (the head of a fire department)
fire warden; forest fire fighter; ranger (an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest)
Holonyms ("firefighter" is a member of...):
fire department (the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires)
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