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firefighter

(faɪəʳfaɪtəʳ) also fire fighter also fire-fighter
Word forms: plural firefighters
countable noun [usually plural]
Firefighters are people whose job is to put out fires.

firefighter in British English

(ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə)
noun
a person who fights fires, usually a public employee or trained volunteer

firefighter in American English

(ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər)
noun
a person whose work is fighting fires; esp., a member of a fire department
Derived forms
firefighting (ˈfireˌfighting)
noun

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Examples of 'firefighter' in a sentence
firefighter

Police said the member of staff who was attacked called firefighters.
The Sun (2016)
Firefighters battled to reach the pair but were unable to save them.
The Sun (2016)
Firefighters' rescue efforts were hampered by the collapse of the roof and widespread clutter inside the building.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 CALLS for firefighters to move obese people are up by a third in just three years.
The Sun (2016)
Firefighters battled for almost 24 hours to bring the blaze under control as flammable chemicals caught alight, spreading the flames to other floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They give the patriotic firefighters who put them up some pride in their country.
The Sun (2006)
She had to wait for help because firefighters were called but not paramedics.
The Sun (2015)
Thirty firefighters battled the blaze yesterday and stopped it spreading to gas cylinders and oil drums nearby.
The Sun (2015)
When firefighters arrived they were struck by the overpowering smell of petrol.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Firefighters put out the blaze before it spread.
The Sun (2011)
Locals also called firefighters after seeing smoke pouring from their home.
The Sun (2015)
The unnamed man was pronounced dead at the scene after dozens of firefighters battled the blaze.
The Sun (2013)
Their bodies were discovered by a club member as firefighters arrived.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Firefighters were called to the scene because fuel was leaking from the aircraft.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Firefighters battled to reach one of the victims but could not revive them.
The Sun (2016)
The elderly man was trapped inside his bedroom when firefighters arrived.
The Sun (2014)
It was only after firefighters had put out the blaze that they realised that the geese were missing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The road was partly closed for about four hours as police and 100 firefighters helped the victims.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Not many countries use as few volunteer firefighters as Britain does.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The lifeguards said that police, firefighters and paramedics arrived by boat within ten minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Many were volunteer firefighters who had gone to put out the original fire on Wednesday night.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Five police and 18 firefighters were at the scene.
The Sun (2007)
A dog was rescued by firefighters after getting stuck up the inside of a tree.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was rescued by firefighters.
The Sun (2012)
Dozens of police, tracker dog teams, firefighters and volunteers have so far been unable to find any trace of him.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
firefighter

British English: firefighter NOUN
Firefighters are people whose job is to put out fires.
  • American English: firefighter
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bombeiro
  • Chinese: 消防员
  • European Spanish: bombero
  • French: sapeur-pompier
  • German: Feuerwehrmann
  • Italian: pompieri
  • Japanese: 消防士
  • Korean: 소방관
  • European Portuguese: bombeiro
  • Latin American Spanish: bombero

Chinese translation of 'firefighter'

firefighter

(ˈfaɪəfaɪtəʳ)

n (c)

  1. 消防队(隊)员(員) (xiāofáng duìyuán) (位, wèi)
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