firemen

fire-men · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The plural of fireman; people whose job is to extinguish fires and rescue people from dangerous situations.

  2. 2.

    People responsible for tending fires in steam engines or furnaces.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    volunteer firemen — unpaid firefighters who serve their community
  • •
    retired firemen — former firefighters no longer in active service

Related words

See also: fire, firefighters, fireman
Synonyms: firefighters

Etymology

Irregular plural of fireman, from fire + men. The term follows the pattern of other compound nouns with -man/-men (policeman/policemen, etc.).