firefighter
US /ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtɚ/
Definition
a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A firefighter visited our school to teach students about fire safety.
Synonyms
- firemanplay in which children pretend to put out a fire
Collocations
- Easy brave firefighterto brave firefighter, meaning to face and withstand with courage
- Medium volunteer firefighter crewto volunteer firefighter crew, meaning to tell voluntarily
- Hard dispatched firefighter squadto dispatched firefighter squad, meaning to send away towards a designated goal
- Very Hard heroic firefighter awarded commendationdescribing heroic firefighter awarded commendation (a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.