firefighter

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Firefighters.

Etymology[edit]

fire +‎ fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/

Noun[edit]

firefighter (plural firefighters)

  1. A person who has been trained to put out fires.

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