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smoke eater

smoke eater noun: a firefighter.

Noun

smoke eater (plural smoke eaters)

  1. (slang) A firefighter.
  2. A device or piece of equipment designed to remove smoke from the air.

Forms of smoke eater

pluralsmoke eaters
alternative formsmoke-eater

Questions about smoke eater

What does smoke eater mean?
Smoke eater means a firefighter.
What part of speech is smoke eater?
Smoke eater is a noun.
What is the plural of smoke eater?
The plural of smoke eater is smoke eaters.

Words near smoke eater in the dictionary

  1. smoke detector
  2. smoke detectors
  3. smoke diver
  4. smoke diving
  5. smoke dope
  6. smoke eater
  7. smoke eaters
  8. smoke explosion
  9. smoke explosions
  10. smoke grenade
  11. smoke grenades

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