fireman (n.)

  1. play in which children pretend to put out a fire

  2. a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)

    [ Syn: stoker ]

  3. a pitcher who does not start the game

    [ Syn: reliever , relief pitcher ]

  4. a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

    [ Syn: firefighter , fire fighter , fire-eater ]

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