GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   firefighter, fire fighter (fīrˈfīˌtẽr), n. A person whose occupation it is to go to the scene of an unwanted fire and extinguish it; a member of a fire company; a fireman1 or a woman who fights fires.  Some towns have few or no professional firefighters, and fire suppression is conducted mostly by groups of volunteers, called volunteer firefighters.  The term fireman1 was at one time synonymous with firefighter, until women began to engage in the same occupation.
   
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