a person whose work is fighting fires; esp., a member of a fire department
Firefighters at work.
The definition of a firefighter is a person who works at a fire department, either as a volunteer or by profession, who fights fires and rescues people and animals from fires.
An example of a firefighter is a person who goes to work at a fire station, responds to an alarm signaling a fire, rides on a fire truck to the fire, uses a hose to put out the fire and rescues a child trapped inside the burning building.
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firefighter
also fire fighter
noun
A member of a fire department who fights fires.
Related Forms:
- fire′fight′ing
adjective
noun
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Noun
(plural firefighters)
- A person who puts out fires.
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Sentence Examples
- One thing to keep in mind if you're interested in a leather firefighter helmet is that you should expect to pay more for one than you would for other styles.
- If you are lucky enough to have your own camera and the opportunity to get some good firefighter pictures, you may want to try creating your own background.
- The Ganz Company makes teddy bears that are artistic; each bear wears an elaborate costume depicting characters such as a firefighter, police man, and even some that are just plain bears, or that have patterns like hearts on them.
- Located within Sawgrass Mill Mall, the indoor park doesn't have any roller coasters, but it does have a collection of exhibits that let kids get a taste for being an astronaut, radio broadcaster, firefighter and more.
- Female Firefighter - There are many benefits to this firefighter costume from Party City, the first one being that it is a "body shaper" costume that it helps to define your waist and almost works like shape wear.
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