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firefighters

firefighters is the plural of firefighter.

Meaning of firefighter

Noun

firefighter (plural firefighters)

  1. A person who has been trained to put out fires.
    • A firefighter puts water on a burning tree as flames approach a containment line, while fighting the King fire near Fresh Pond, California. […] More than 4,000 firefighters have rushed to the scene from around the country deploying planes, helicopters and hundreds of thousands of gallons of water...2014 September 19, Andrew Gumbel, “California's burning up: firefighters rush to the scene as major wildfires scorch the state”, in The Guardian
    Antonyms:
    firestarter

Questions about firefighters

What is firefighters the plural of?
Firefighters is the plural of firefighter.

Words near firefighters in the dictionary

  1. firefight
  2. firefighter
  3. firefighter's carries
  4. firefighter's carry
  5. firefighter's rule
  6. firefighters
  7. firefighting
  8. firefights
  9. firefinch
  10. firefinches
  11. firefinder

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