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* {{sense|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. |
* {{sense|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.(Preferred by whom? What other PC views does Wiktionary think I should have?) |
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* {{sense|rail transport}} This term is commonly used for both males and females, [[firewoman]] is rarer in this sense. |
* {{sense|rail transport}} This term is commonly used for both males and females, [[firewoman]] is rarer in this sense. |
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Revision as of 01:39, 19 April 2021
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK): (file) - 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.
- 2013 August 24, Sophie Wyllie, quoting Tina Pinney, “Volunteer Tina steams ahead and becomes qualified fireman on North Norfolk Railway”, in Eastern Daily Press[2], →ISSN:
- I was elated to pass because there were times when I did not think I was physically capable. It is quite rare for a woman to become a fireman.
- 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.(Preferred by whom? What other PC views does Wiktionary think I should have?)
- (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
terms related to fireman
Translations
someone skilled in fighting fire — see firefighter
male skilled in fighting fire
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person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler
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assistant on any locomotive
pitcher
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See also
Anagrams
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