spuitgast

== Dutch == === Etymology === From spuit (“spout, hose, nozzle”) +‎ gast (“guest, guy, dude”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspœy̯t.xɑst/ Hyphenation: spuit‧gast === Noun === spuitgast m (plural spuitgasten, diminutive spuitgastje n) a firefighter, especially a man, who operates a firehose ==== Usage notes ==== Rarely this job title may be interpreted gender-neutrally and be used to refer to a female firefighter. However, due to the association of gast (“guy”) with males, typically brandweervrouw will be used in such cases. Brandweermens is a fully gender-neutral alternative. ==== Synonyms ==== brandspuitgast brandweerman brandweervrouw brandweermens ==== Related terms ==== spuitmeester