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/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
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/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/
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ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)
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ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ
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- US
Noun
A person who has been trained to put out fires.
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A firefighter puts water on a burning tree as flames approach a containment line, while fighting the King fire near Fresh Pond, California. […] More than 4,000 firefighters have rushed to the scene from around the country deploying planes, helicopters and hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant.
Noun
a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
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