firemastern.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəˌmɑːstə/,

/ˈfʌɪəˌmastə/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌmæstər/

Forms: see fire n. and master n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., master n.¹

Etymology: < fire n. + master n.¹ With sense 2 compare Middle Dutch vuurmeester (Dutch vuurmeester, now historical), German Feuermeister (15th cent.; now historical).

1. Military. An artillery officer responsible for manufacturing, inspecting, or testing explosives. Cf. fireworker n. 2. Now historical.

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of artillery officer > inspector of stores

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of artillery officer > inspector of manufacture

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1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline i. 33 (heading) Of the fire Maister.

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre iii. ii. 87 The Fier-master being he that hath the art how to make and compound all manner of Fire-workes.

1688 J. S. Fortification 132 By this, a Fire-Master may lay his Granado..at any place.

1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. xiv. 110 Discovered by Mr. Valentine Pyne, late Fire-Master of England.

1727 List Offices & Officers Govt. xxvii. 74 in Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 28) Col. Jonas Watson, Fire-Master to the Grenadiers.

1775 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 406/2 Mr James Livingston, fire-master to the horse grenadier guards.

1824 Ld. Byron To Hancock 7 Feb. A firemaster (who is to burn a whole fleet).

1861 H. G. Hart New Army List No. 91. 367 Firemaster (with local rank of Quarter Master) Francis Burke.

1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) (at cited word) The designation of fire-master is still known in the ordnance branch of the service; he is an officer of the royal artillery, and is entrusted with the inspection of ordnance stores at foreign stations.

1904 R. E. Prothero in Ld. Byron Wks. VI. 272 William Parry, at one time a firemaster in the Navy, afterwards a clerk in the civil department of the ordnance at Woolwich.

2009 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 63 39 Desaguliers..served as chief firemaster of the Royal Laboratory from 1748.

2. Chiefly Scottish. Originally: †any of a group of citizens responsible for firefighting arrangements in a particular area (obsolete). Later: the chief officer of a fire brigade.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade > chief of fire-brigade

firemaster1702

water engineer1711

fireward1714

fire warden1724

fire chief1847

fire marshal1854

1702 in H. Armet Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1967) XIII. 9 Each of the above fyre masters to have ane red batton in his hand and six men to attend him in tyme of fire.

1736 S.-Carolina Gaz. 6 Nov. 3/2 The Fire Masters..shall provide such Buckets and Ladders hereby directed.

1865 Ann. Reg. 5 The fire-master [in Edinburgh] and others had reason to be grateful for their deliverance.

1906 Jrnl. Royal Inst. Brit. Archit. 28 July 463 The Firemaster reported to me that in the event of a serious outbreak of fire there was only sufficient water available to supply the steam fire-engine for about six minutes.

2001 Independent on Sunday 18 Mar. (Business section) 9/4 In Scotland, firemasters should now be called chief fire officers—as they are in England and Wales—because the traditional title might deter women from joining the force.

2003 Daily Tel. 31 Dec. 5/2 Jeffrey..has been firemaster of Strathclyde Fire Brigade since 1999.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	firemaster
释义	firemastern. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəˌmɑːstə/, /ˈfʌɪəˌmastə/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌmæstər/ Forms: see fire n. and master n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., master n.¹ Etymology: < fire n. + master n.¹ With sense 2 compare Middle Dutch vuurmeester (Dutch vuurmeester, now historical), German Feuermeister (15th cent.; now historical). 1. Military. An artillery officer responsible for manufacturing, inspecting, or testing explosives. Cf. fireworker n. 2. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of artillery officer > inspector of stores firemaster1581 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of artillery officer > inspector of manufacture firemaster1581 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline i. 33 (heading) Of the fire Maister. 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre iii. ii. 87 The Fier-master being he that hath the art how to make and compound all manner of Fire-workes. 1688 J. S. Fortification 132 By this, a Fire-Master may lay his Granado..at any place. 1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. xiv. 110 Discovered by Mr. Valentine Pyne, late Fire-Master of England. 1727 List Offices & Officers Govt. xxvii. 74 in Chamberlayne's Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 28) Col. Jonas Watson, Fire-Master to the Grenadiers. 1775 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 406/2 Mr James Livingston, fire-master to the horse grenadier guards. 1824 Ld. Byron To Hancock 7 Feb. A firemaster (who is to burn a whole fleet). 1861 H. G. Hart New Army List No. 91. 367 Firemaster (with local rank of Quarter Master) Francis Burke. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) (at cited word) The designation of fire-master is still known in the ordnance branch of the service; he is an officer of the royal artillery, and is entrusted with the inspection of ordnance stores at foreign stations. 1904 R. E. Prothero in Ld. Byron Wks. VI. 272 William Parry, at one time a firemaster in the Navy, afterwards a clerk in the civil department of the ordnance at Woolwich. 2009 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 63 39 Desaguliers..served as chief firemaster of the Royal Laboratory from 1748. 2. Chiefly Scottish. Originally: †any of a group of citizens responsible for firefighting arrangements in a particular area (obsolete). Later: the chief officer of a fire brigade. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade > chief of fire-brigade firemaster1702 water engineer1711 fireward1714 fire warden1724 fire chief1847 fire marshal1854 1702 in H. Armet Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1967) XIII. 9 Each of the above fyre masters to have ane red batton in his hand and six men to attend him in tyme of fire. 1736 S.-Carolina Gaz. 6 Nov. 3/2 The Fire Masters..shall provide such Buckets and Ladders hereby directed. 1865 Ann. Reg. 5 The fire-master [in Edinburgh] and others had reason to be grateful for their deliverance. 1906 Jrnl. Royal Inst. Brit. Archit. 28 July 463 The Firemaster reported to me that in the event of a serious outbreak of fire there was only sufficient water available to supply the steam fire-engine for about six minutes. 2001 Independent on Sunday 18 Mar. (Business section) 9/4 In Scotland, firemasters should now be called chief fire officers—as they are in England and Wales—because the traditional title might deter women from joining the force. 2003 Daily Tel. 31 Dec. 5/2 Jeffrey..has been firemaster of Strathclyde Fire Brigade since 1999. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1581
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