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▸ noun: (rail transport, nautical) A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
▸ noun: (rail transport, by extension) An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
▸ noun: (baseball) A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
▸ noun: (mining, historical) A safety inspector in coal mines.
▸ noun: A surname.
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fire fighter,
fire-eater,
stoker,
reliever,
relief pitcher,
firefighter,
fighter,
firewoman,
engineer,
wildfire-fighter,
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