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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:
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)