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1. firefighter
noun. ['ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtɝ'] a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires.
Synonyms
Etymology
- fighter (English)
- -er (English)
- fire (English)
- fier (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Firefighter
- begleiter
- bullfighter
- copywriter
- engeleiter
- eurofighter
- gunfighter
- kicklighter
- lamplighter
- screenwriter
- scriptwriter
- skywriter
- songwriter
- speechwriter
- sportswriter
- typewriter
- underwriter
- wheelwriter
- wheelwriter
Sentences with firefighter
1. Noun, singular or mass
You may have to apply to be a firefighter in order to work on a fire department ambulance.
2. Adverb
Filling yourself with knowledge about the company will help you in your quest to become an oil well firefighter.
Quotes about firefighter
1. I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names.
- Jodi Picoult
2. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
- Barack Obama
