fireman
suomi-englanti sanakirjafireman englannista suomeksi
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fireman englanniksi
(senseid) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
{{quote-text|en|year=1993|editor=Nancy F. Cott|title=History of Women in the United States. Historical Articles on Women's Lives and Activities. 15. Women and War|page=432
30 June 2019, ''{{'Don't call us for cats stuck in trees{{', Fire Brigade warns'' (Daily Telegraph)
- For firemen everywhere rescuing cats from trees has been as much a part of the job as tackling blazing buildings.
(syn)
(hypo)
(senseid) A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
ca. 1913 ''The wreck of Old 97'' Blue Ridge Mountains, verse 3:
- He looked around his cab at his black greasy fireman, saying 'shovel on a little more coal, and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, you can watch Old 97 roll'.
{{quote-text|en|year=1938|author=Xavier Herbert|title=(novel)|Capricornia|url=https://archive.org/details/capricornianovel00herb|chapter=IX|page=140
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{{quote-journal|en|author=Sophie Wyllie
(syn) (q)
(cot)
(senseid) An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
(hyper)
(senseid) A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).