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What is a fireman?

What is a fireman? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (firefighting) Someone (implied male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
  2. (rail transport) A man who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive.
  3. (rail transport) By extension of the above, an assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
  4. (baseball) A relief pitcher.
  5. (mining, historical) A safety inspector in coal mines.
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Meanwhile, Albert meets a fireman, Tommy, who introduces him to the French existentialist, who teaches that life is meaningless and cruel.
She was shaking, and a fireman in a black slicker did his best to comfort her.
Family pets, Holly the hamster and a goldfish were saved from the incident and the mum said she was very grateful to the fireman for that.
Police said the former fireman awoke to find a young man rifling through his living room.
He remained in New York state until 1859, when he went to New Orleans and got a job as fireman on a steamship.
Jesse had wanted to become a soldier or fireman so the Army sent a Land Rover to his birthday party last year and gave him a slouch hat.

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