firefighter
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firefighter
- /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.
noun firefighters
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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 an
Similar: fireperson, smoke eater · Opposite: firestarter
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fireman, firefighting, firehouse, chimney, fire, wildland, blow, extinguishing, firemen, fire fighter, wildfire-fighter, firetender, fighter, firewoman, engineer, chauffeur
Translations
Every language
noun person who puts out fires
| Español | bombero, bombera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소방수 sobangsu, 소방관 sobanggwan |
| 日本語 | 消防士 shōbōshi, 消防隊員 shōbō taiin |
| 中文 | 消防隊員 /消防队员 xiāofáng duìyuán, 消防員 /消防员 xiāofángyuán |
| हिन्दी | अग्निशमक agniśmak |
| Kiswahili | mzimamoto |
| Português | bombeiro, bombeira |
| Français | pompier, pompière |
| Deutsch | Feuerwehrmann, Feuerwehrfrau |
| Italiano | vigile del fuoco, pompiere |
| Ελληνικά | πυροσβέστης pyrosvéstis |
| Română | pompier |
| Русский | пожа́рный požárnyj, пожа́рная požárnaja, пожа́рник požárnik, пожа́рница požárnica, огнебо́рец ognebórec |
| Tiếng Việt | lính cứu hỏa |
| العربية | إِطْفَائِيّ ʔiṭfāʔiyy |
| עברית | כַּבַּאי kabái, כַּבָּאִית kabaít, לוחם אש loḥém esh, לוחמת אש loḥémet esh |
Talk about this word "firefighter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/firefighter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. firefighter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/firefighter "firefighter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/firefighter.Cite this
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title = {firefighter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firefighter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
