Fireman

Noun

 * 1)  Someone (implied male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
 * 2)  A man who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive.
 * ca. 1913 The wreck of Old 97 [ballad, 🇺🇸], verse 3:
 * He looked around his cab at his black greasy fireman, saying 'shovel on a little more coal, and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, you can watch Old 97 roll'.
 * 1)  By extension of the above, an assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
 * 2)  A relief pitcher.

Antonyms

 * firewoman

Hypernyms

 * firefighter
 * smoke eater

Thesaurus
baggage man, bakehead, black gang, boilerman, brakeman, brakie, bungs, butcher, cabin boy, chips, commissary steward, complement, conductor, deckhand, deckie, dispatcher, fire brigade, fire department, fire fighter, fire warden, fire-chaser, fire-eater, footplate man, forest fire fighter, guard, gun loader, gunner, hand, hospital steward, landing signalman, lineman, mail orderly, navigator, oiler, porter, purser, radio operator, railroad man, railroader, redcap, roustabout, smoke agent, smokechaser, smokejumper, snip, snips, sparks, stationmaster, steward, stewardess, stoker, switchman, torpedoman, trainboy, trainman, trainmaster, vamp, volunteer fireman, watch, yardman, yardmaster, yeoman

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Chinese: 消防员/消防員 (xiaofangyun)
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 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 消防士 (shōbōshi)
 * Korean: 기관병 (gigwanbyeong)
 * Latin: vigil ignis nom., vigilis ignis gen.
 * Macedonian: пожарникар
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 * Finnish:
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 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: пожарникар


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 * Croatian: ložač
 * Esperanto:
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 * Macedonian: ложач
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: кочегар


 * Croatian: ložač


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Related terms

 * fire truck
 * fire engine
 * fire extinguisher
 * fire hose


 * fire station
 * fire hydrant
 * fireplug
 * tillerman