fireman

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.

1. I want to become a fireman.

   Я хочу стати пожежником. — deniko

   ruЯ хочу стать пожарным. — odexed

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2. Tom wants to be a fireman.

   Том хоче бути пожежником. — deniko

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3. Tom wanted to become a fireman.

   Том хотів стати пожежником. — deniko

   ruТом хотел стать пожарным. — marafon

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4. I never wanted to be a fireman.

   Я ніколи не хотів бути пожежником. — deniko

   ruЯ никогда не хотел быть пожарным. — Selena777

   deIch wollte nie Feuerwehrmann werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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

   Том не хоче бути пожежником. — deniko

   ruТом не хочет быть пожарным. — marafon

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