fireman.
Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
Meaning & usage
Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
The fireman's job was about to get very interesting; they had just run out of coal!
An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
A safety inspector in coal mines.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English fireman From fire + -man.
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