firemen | ||
1. | [ noun ] (games) play in which children take the roles of firemen and pretend to put out a fire | |
Related terms: | play | |
2. | [ noun ] (work,transportation) a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) | |
Synonyms: | stoker | |
Related terms: | laborer trainman stoke | |
3. | [ noun ] (baseball,sport,softball,games) a pitcher who does not start the game | |
Synonyms: | relief_pitcher reliever | |
Related terms: | pitcher closer take_over | |
4. | [ noun ] (work) a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires | |
Synonyms: | fire_fighter fire-eater firefighter forefighter | |
Related terms: | defender fire_warden fire_chief fire_department | |
Similar spelling: |
fireman firmament |