fire fighter
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who has been trained to put out fires.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfaɪɚˈfaɪtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who has been trained to put out fires.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who has been trained to put out fires.
Used this way, fire fighter is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires.
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