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FIREFIGHTER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

Synonyms:

fire-eater; fire fighter; firefighter; fireman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("firefighter" is a kind of...):

defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firefighter"):

fire chief; fire marshal (the head of a fire department)

fire warden; forest fire fighter; ranger (an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest)

Holonyms ("firefighter" is a member of...):

fire department (the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires)

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