firefighter

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Etymology

From fire + fighter.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/

Noun

firefighter (plural firefighters)

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

Synonyms

• fire people, smoke eater

Translations

• French: pompier, pompière
• German: Feuerwehrmann, Feuerwehrfrau
• Italian: vigile del fuoco, pompiere
• Portuguese: bombeiro, bombeira
• Russian: пожа́рный
• Spanish: bombero, bombera

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