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fireman meaning in Tamil

தீயணைப்பாளர்

/ˈfaɪəmən/US/ˈfaɪɹmən/

fireman in Tamil: தீயணைப்பாளர். In English, fireman means someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

Tamil words for fireman

தீயணைப்பாளர்

English meaning of fireman

  1. noun Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
  4. noun A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).

Full definition of fireman

fireman in a sentence

  • (the latter is informal)
  • The fireman's job was about to get very interesting; they had just run out of coal!

Synonyms of fireman

Questions about fireman in Tamil

What is the meaning of fireman in Tamil?
Fireman in Tamil is தீயணைப்பாளர்.
fireman என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Fireman: தீயணைப்பாளர்.
What does fireman mean in English?
Fireman means someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: fireman (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: fireman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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