FIRE FIGHTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fire fighter mean? 

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

1. a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRE FIGHTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

fire-eater; fire fighter; firefighter; fireman

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

defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)

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

fire chief; fire marshal (the head of a fire department)

fire warden; forest fire fighter; ranger (an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest)

Holonyms ("fire fighter" is a member of...):

fire department (the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires)