'Fireman' definitions:
Definition of 'fireman'
From: WordNet
noun
Play in which children pretend to put out a fire
noun
A laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) [syn: stoker, fireman]
noun
A pitcher who does not start the game [syn: reliever, relief pitcher, fireman]
noun
A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires [syn: fireman, firefighter, fire fighter, fire-eater]
Definition of 'Fireman'
From: GCIDE
- Fireman \Fire"man\, n.; pl. Firemen (-men).
- 1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a member of a fire company. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fireman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baggage man,
- bakehead,
- black gang,
- boilerman,
- brakeman,
- brakie,
- bungs,
- butcher,
- cabin boy,
- chips,
- commissary steward,
- complement,
- conductor,
- deckhand,
- deckie,
- dispatcher,
- fire brigade,
- fire department,
- fire fighter,
- fire warden,
- fire-chaser,
- fire-eater,
- footplate man,
- forest fire fighter,
- guard,
- gun loader,
- gunner,
- hand,
- hospital steward,
- landing signalman,
- lineman,
- mail orderly,
- navigator,
- oiler,
- porter,
- purser,
- radio operator,
- railroad man,
- railroader,
- redcap,
- roustabout,
- smoke agent,
- smokechaser,
- smokejumper,
- snip,
- snips,
- sparks,
- stationmaster,
- steward,
- stewardess,
- stoker,
- switchman,
- torpedoman,
- trainboy,
- trainman,
- trainmaster,
- vamp,
- volunteer fireman,
- watch,
- yardman,
- yardmaster,
- yeoman