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FIRE CHIEF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire chief mean?
• FIRE CHIEF (noun)
The noun FIRE CHIEF has 1 sense:
1. the head of a fire department
Familiarity information: FIRE CHIEF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The head of a fire department
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
fire chief; fire marshal
Hypernyms ("fire chief" is a kind of...):
fire-eater; fire fighter; firefighter; fireman (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)
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