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FOREST FIRE FIGHTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does forest fire fighter mean? 

FOREST FIRE FIGHTER (noun)
  The noun FOREST FIRE FIGHTER has 1 sense:

1. an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forestplay

  Familiarity information: FOREST FIRE FIGHTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOREST FIRE FIGHTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

fire warden; forest fire fighter; ranger

Hypernyms ("forest fire fighter" is a kind of...):

fire-eater; fire fighter; firefighter; fireman (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)

functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forest fire fighter"):

coyote (a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time))


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