Meaning

5 senses
  1. Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

    Feuerwehrmann

    пожа́рныйpožárnyj, пожа́рнаяpožárnaja, пожа́рникpožárnik

    a male member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires

  2. 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.

    (the latter is informal)

    The fireman's job was about to get very interesting; they had just run out of coal!

    Heizer

    кочега́рkočegár

  3. (broadly)An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.

  4. A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).

  5. (historical)A safety inspector in coal mines.

Examples

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  1. I want to become a fireman.

    Я хочу стати пожежником.

    ruЯ хочу стать пожарным.

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  2. Tom wants to be a fireman.

    Том хоче бути пожежником.

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  3. Tom wanted to become a fireman.

    Том хотів стати пожежником.

    ruТом хотел стать пожарным.

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  4. I never wanted to be a fireman.

    Я ніколи не хотів бути пожежником.

    ruЯ никогда не хотел быть пожарным.

    deIch wollte nie Feuerwehrmann werden.

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  5. Tom doesn't want to be a fireman.

    Том не хоче бути пожежником.

    ruТом не хочет быть пожарным.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
male skilled in fighting fire:
person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
male skilled in fighting fire:
person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler:
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