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Word: fireman
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Noun:
- baseball A relief pitcher.
- firefighting A fireman that is of the male sex (see usage note).
- firefighting A person who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
- railroading A man who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive.
- railroading By extension of the above, an assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
Source: Wiktionary
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