different between firemen vs fireman
firemen
English
Pronunciation
Noun
firemen
- plural of fireman
Anagrams
- Finmere
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fireman
English
Etymology
fire +? -man
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fa??m?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fa??m?n/
- Hyphenation: fire?man
Noun
fireman (plural firemen)
- (firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
- 1993, Nancy F. Cott (editor), History of Women in the United States. Historical Articles on Women's Lives and Activities. 15. Women and War, page 432:
- By February 1944 there were over two thousand women employed at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company [...]. There were also female firemen on almost every shipyard crane [...].
- 30 June 2019 'Don't call us for cats stuck in trees', Fire Brigade warns (Daily Telegraph)
- For firemen everywhere rescuing cats from trees has been as much a part of the job as tackling blazing buildings.
- 1993, Nancy F. Cott (editor), History of Women in the United States. Historical Articles on Women's Lives and Activities. 15. Women and War, page 432:
- (rail transport, nautical) A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
- ca. 1913 The wreck of Old 97 [ballad, Blue Ridge Mountains], 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'.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, Chapter IX, p. 140, [1]
- No grass grew under a train when the engineer let Fireman McLash take the throttle.
- ca. 1913 The wreck of Old 97 [ballad, Blue Ridge Mountains], verse 3:
- (rail transport, by extension) An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
- (baseball) A relief pitcher.
- (mining, historical) A safety inspector in coal mines.
Usage notes
- (firefighting): Historically only a man, but now used to refer to female firefighters as well. In modern usage, the gender-inclusive term firefighter is generally preferred.
- (rail transport): This term is commonly used for both males and females, firewoman is rarer in this sense.
Synonyms
- (firefighting): firefighter, smoke eater
- (railt ransport, nautical): bakehead (informal)
Hyponyms
- (firefighting): firewoman; hotshot, smokejumper
Related terms
Translations
See also
- tillerman
- stoker
Anagrams
- feminar, inframe
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