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What is the noun for firefighters?

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firefighting
  1. (firefighting) extinguishing a fire
  2. the profession of being a firefighter
  3. (by extension) solving an urgent problem
  4. Examples:
    1. “On the plus side, the temperaments and personalities of the 'firies' are starkly highlighted, as are current firefighting and rescue tactics.”
      “You know, when you're in a police force or in a firefighting unit, who the weak guys on your team are.”
      “But if firefighting and family ultimately have no meaning or purpose, then why not lash out at the world?”
firefight
  1. A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I figured that if we got into a firefight, it was a good idea to have the medic as my friend.”
      “That firefight started when snipers took some potshots at the Marines providing security around here.”
      “A firefight broke out among the clansmen and others in Tripoli, northern Lebanon.”
firefighter
  1. A person who puts out fires.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “William Burke was a New York firefighter who died on the job at the World Trade Center.”
      “Plucky firefighter Mark Murphy is back home from his heroic mission to help rescue people trapped in the Algerian earthquake.”
      “I have been a professional firefighter for nearly 32 years and a driver for 28 of those years.”
firefighters
  1. plural of firefighter
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Using a technique developed by Wiltshire Fire Brigade, the firefighters cut a number of breaks in the thatch to contain the blaze.”
      “At one point water began flowing from the back of a firetruck and firefighters were seen making a mad scramble to turn off the supply.”
      “Among them were crews of Navajo Scouts, Native American firefighters from Arizona.”
firefights
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