Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who has been trained to put out fires.

    Feuerwehrmann, Feuerwehrfrau

    пожа́рныйpožárnyj, пожа́рнаяpožárnaja, пожа́рникpožárnik

    поже́жникpožéžnyk, поже́жнийpožéžnyj, вогнебо́рецьvohnebórecʹ

    a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

Examples

131 sentences
  1. Tom decided to be a firefighter.

    Том вирішив стати пожежником.

    ruТом решил быть пожарным.

    deTom entschied sich, Feuerwehrmann zu werden.

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  2. Tom wanted to be a firefighter.

    Том хотів стати пожежником.

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  3. My dream is to be a firefighter.

    Моя мрія - бути пожежником.

    ruЯ мечтаю стать пожарным.

    deMein Traum ist es, Feuerwehrmann zu sein.

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  4. My dream is to become a firefighter.

    Моя мрія - бути пожежником.

    deMein Traum ist es, Feuerwehrmann zu sein.

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  5. Tom is a former firefighter.

    Том — колишній пожежник.

    ruТом - бывший пожарный.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who puts out fires:
Русский
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person who puts out fires:
Deutsch
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person who puts out fires:

Origin

From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.

From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.

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Forms

plural: firefighters
Singularfirefighter
Pluralfirefighters

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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