first responder
noun
: a person (such as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Glassman is also a former county council member, state delegate, state senator and first responder. 
Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022 Anyone who is not a crewmember or first responder should stay off the roads. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2022 The families behind the lawsuit, including relatives of four children and two educators killed in the shooting as well as a first responder who was at the scene, have waged the legal battle against Jones for years. Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022 Grosskreutz, a Milwaukee resident, trained to become an EMT and later an EMT paramedic and wilderness first responder. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2021 Any active duty military personnel, veteran, nurse or first responder can receive a free meal off the regular menu on Nov. 11. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2021 Each patch represented a firefighter, police officer, Red Cross worker or other first responder who’d donated a piece of their uniform as a token of thanks. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021 Each ticket sold offered a free ticket for a veteran or first responder such as police officers, firefighters and health care workers, Fialko said. Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2021 Meanwhile, Elmore had left for college the next fall and followed his father into a job as a first responder. Eli Saslow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022 See More
Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022 Anyone who is not a crewmember or first responder should stay off the roads. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2022 The families behind the lawsuit, including relatives of four children and two educators killed in the shooting as well as a first responder who was at the scene, have waged the legal battle against Jones for years. Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022 Grosskreutz, a Milwaukee resident, trained to become an EMT and later an EMT paramedic and wilderness first responder. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2021 Any active duty military personnel, veteran, nurse or first responder can receive a free meal off the regular menu on Nov. 11. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2021 Each patch represented a firefighter, police officer, Red Cross worker or other first responder who’d donated a piece of their uniform as a token of thanks. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021 Each ticket sold offered a free ticket for a veteran or first responder such as police officers, firefighters and health care workers, Fialko said. Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2021 Meanwhile, Elmore had left for college the next fall and followed his father into a job as a first responder. Eli Saslow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
first responder
noun
first re·spond·er
-ri-ˈspän-dər
: a person (as a police officer or an EMT) who is responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide help