fireman

== English == === Etymology === From fire + -man. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪɹmən/, /-ˌmæn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪəmən/ Hyphenation: fire‧man === Noun === fireman (plural firemen) (firefighting) Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire. 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. Synonyms: firefighter, smoke eater Hyponyms: firewoman, hotshot, smokejumper (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'. Synonyms: stoker, bakehead (the latter is informal) Coordinate term: engineman (rail transport, by extension) An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not. Hypernym: footplateman Coordinate term: engineer (baseball) A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation). (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. (rail transport): This term is commonly used for both males and females, firewoman is rarer in this sense. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === tillerman stoker === Anagrams === mainfer, manifer, Freiman, Fermian, feminar, inframe