firefighter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ (US)
- /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.
Meanings
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A person who has been trained to put out fires.
A firefighter puts water on a burning tree as flames approach a containment line, while fighting the King fire near Fresh Pond, California. […] More than 4,000 firefighters have rushed to the scene from around the country deploying planes, helicopters and hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant.
2014 September 19, Andrew Gumbel, “California's burning up: firefighters rush to the scene as major wildfires scorch the state”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefighters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
fire hydrant · firestriker · standpipe · fire truck · fire extinguisher · fire engine · fire hose
Synonyms
Translations (131)
de Feuerwehrfrau (person who puts out fires) · br pomper (person who puts out fires) · sk požiarnik (person who puts out fires) · vo lefilapoldan (person who puts out fires) · mk пожарникар (person who puts out fires) · br paotr an tan (person who puts out fires) · tr yangıncı (person who puts out fires) · ar إِطْفَائِيّ (person who puts out fires) · vo lefilahipoldan (person who puts out fires) · he כַּבָּאִית (person who puts out fires) · sv brandman (person who puts out fires) · cmn 消拯員 /消拯员 (person who puts out fires) · be пажа́рнік (person who puts out fires) · tl bumbero (person who puts out fires) · cmn 消防員 /消防员 (person who puts out fires) · ko 소방관 (person who puts out fires) · fi palomies (person who puts out fires) · gd neach-smàlaidh (person who puts out fires) · cs hasič (person who puts out fires) · is slökkviliðsmaður (person who puts out fires) · tg муборизи оташ (person who puts out fires) · sq zjarrfikës (person who puts out fires) · haw kanaka kinai ahi (person who puts out fires) · cs požárník (person who puts out fires) · ru пожа́рница (person who puts out fires) · nl brandweerman (person who puts out fires) · da brandmand (person who puts out fires) · tet bombeiru (person who puts out fires) · ca bomber (person who puts out fires) · bg пожарника́р (person who puts out fires) · kk өрт сөндіруші (person who puts out fires) · vi lính cứu hỏa (person who puts out fires) · pt bombeira (person who puts out fires) · eu suhiltzaile (person who puts out fires) · bg пожарника́рка (person who puts out fires) · be пажа́рны (person who puts out fires) · el πυροσβέστης (person who puts out fires) · kmr agirkuj (person who puts out fires) · it pompiere (person who puts out fires) · th พนักงานดับเพลิง (person who puts out fires) · yi פֿײַערלעשער (person who puts out fires) · eo fajrobrigadano (person who puts out fires) · lt gaisrininkė (person who puts out fires) · sh ватрога́сац (person who puts out fires) · mi kaitinei ahi (person who puts out fires) · it vigile del fuoco (person who puts out fires) · pl strażaczka (person who puts out fires) · sw mzimamoto (person who puts out fires) · sk hasič (person who puts out fires) · ja 消防士 (person who puts out fires) · to tangata tāmate-afi (person who puts out fires) · uk поже́жник (person who puts out fires) · fi pelastaja (person who puts out fires) · hy հրշեջ (person who puts out fires) · mn гал сөнөөгч (person who puts out fires) · nl brandweervrouw (person who puts out fires) · nb brannkonstabel (person who puts out fires) · ru пожа́рная (person who puts out fires) · hi अग्निशमक (person who puts out fires) · aii ܡܲܟ̰ܡܸܥܵܢܬܵܐ (person who puts out fires) · sk požiarnička (person who puts out fires) · ca bombera (person who puts out fires) · vo lefilajipoldan (person who puts out fires) · ru пожа́рник (person who puts out fires) · uz oʻchiruvchi (person who puts out fires) · id pemadam kebakaran (person who puts out fires) · nn brannmann (person who puts out fires) · cs požárnice (person who puts out fires) · sl gasilec (person who puts out fires) · cs hasička (person who puts out fires) · mk пожарникарка (person who puts out fires) · nv kǫʼ yiniłtsésí (person who puts out fires) · chy éno'továhenéhe (person who puts out fires) · lld destudafuech (person who puts out fires) · he כַּבַּאי (person who puts out fires) · ka მეხანძრე (person who puts out fires) · ru огнеборец (person who puts out fires) · tl tagapatay-sunog (person who puts out fires) · he לוחמת אש (person who puts out fires) · pl strażak (person who puts out fires) · bo མེ་གསོད་མཁན (person who puts out fires) · tr itfaiyeci (person who puts out fires) · et tuletõrjuja (person who puts out fires) · ota یانغینجی (person who puts out fires) · sh vatrogásac (person who puts out fires) · eo fajroestingisto (person who puts out fires) · sk hasička (person who puts out fires) · fa-ira مَأْمورِ آتَشنِشان (person who puts out fires) · es bombero (person who puts out fires) · cmn 消防隊員 /消防队员 (person who puts out fires) · de Feuerwehrmann (person who puts out fires) · gl bombeiro (person who puts out fires) · af brandweerman (person who puts out fires) · ru пожа́рный (person who puts out fires) · lt gaisrininkas (person who puts out fires) · fr pompière (person who puts out fires) · izh požarnoi (person who puts out fires) · tg сӯхторхомушкунӣ (person who puts out fires) · se jáddadeaddji (person who puts out fires) · la siphonarius (person who puts out fires) · fr pompier (person who puts out fires) · pt bombeiro (person who puts out fires) · ny ozimitsa moto (person who puts out fires) · ms ahli bomba (person who puts out fires) · hu tűzoltó (person who puts out fires) · gl bombeira (person who puts out fires) · fa-ira آتَشنِشان (person who puts out fires) · nb brannmann (person who puts out fires) · sl gasilka (person who puts out fires) · rsk огньогашец (person who puts out fires) · nn brannkonstabel (person who puts out fires) · uk вогнебо́рець (person who puts out fires) · az yanğınsöndürən (person who puts out fires) · oj aateʼishkodawewinini (person who puts out fires) · la vigil ignis (person who puts out fires) · es bombera (person who puts out fires) · aii ܡܲܟ̰ܡܸܥܵܢܵܐ (person who puts out fires) · fi palontorjuja (person who puts out fires) · ast bomberu (person who puts out fires) · he לוחם אש (person who puts out fires) · uk поже́жний (person who puts out fires) · ja 消防隊員 (person who puts out fires) · za bouxsiuhfangz (person who puts out fires) · ro pompier (person who puts out fires) · eo fajrobrigadisto (person who puts out fires) · lb Pompjee (person who puts out fires) · lv ugunsdzēsējs (person who puts out fires) · cy tân-ddiffoddwr (person who puts out fires) · sv brandsoldat (person who puts out fires) · km អ្នកលត់ភ្លើង (person who puts out fires) · ko 소방수 (person who puts out fires)