Get to know Fireman better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like play or firefighter.
Fireman in a sentence
Fireman meaning
- Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
- 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.
- An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
Synonyms of Fireman
Using Fireman
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire. | 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. | An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
- Useful related words include: play, fire fighter, firefighter, twirler.
- In the example corpus, fireman often appears in combinations such as: fireman carry, the fireman, and fireman.
Context around Fireman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fireman
- In this selection, "fireman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, locomotive, night, reversed, hopes, failed and duties stand out and add context to how "fireman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1902 the fireman paid to and 911 the fireman arrived within. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fireman" sits close to words such as abbotsford, adkins and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fireman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His mother was a nurse and father was a fireman. (10 words)
I called 911. The fireman arrived within minutes (bless them). (10 words)
Fireman’s carry on Knight, Go 2 Sleep sets up a DDT! (12 words)
Oxford Bus Company has previously revealed lost items in recent years which have included a light saber, a fireman’s hat, a Soviet Union hat, a letter detailing sexual fantasies, a Donald Trump toilet roll and Ann Summers lingerie. (39 words)
Jonny is currently based in London after taking a role in Sam Holcroft's new play "" at the Almeida Theatre in the north of the capital, but says it is getting in the way of his fireman duties. (38 words)
When he bought the building, there was one way to get upstairs — a steel spiral staircase — and two ways to get back down: that narrow staircase or a fireman’s pole. (31 words)
Big headbutt, whip reversed, fireman’s carry but Shinsuke fights out with elbows and lands a gamengiri! (17 words)
Fireman’s carry on Knight, Go 2 Sleep sets up a DDT! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dougie asks a fireman to put a microphone on the branch Asher is clinging to, and the fireman hopes this isn’t just a stunt for their TV show.
In December 1871, when a drunken locomotive fireman failed to report for work, Debs was pressed into service as a night fireman.
Big headbutt, whip reversed, fireman’s carry but Shinsuke fights out with elbows and lands a gamengiri!
Fireman’s carry on Knight, Go 2 Sleep sets up a DDT!
Jonny is currently based in London after taking a role in Sam Holcroft's new play "" at the Almeida Theatre in the north of the capital, but says it is getting in the way of his fireman duties.
Oxford Bus Company has previously revealed lost items in recent years which have included a light saber, a fireman’s hat, a Soviet Union hat, a letter detailing sexual fantasies, a Donald Trump toilet roll and Ann Summers lingerie.
Parade, midway, arts and crafts, road race, food vendors, musical performances and a fireman’s muster.
Rev. Thomas Dade started the Blue Mass in connection with his duties with the Catholic Police and Fireman’s Society and held the first service in 1934.
The court heard Aliaj was a fireman in Albania and played a significant role in a rescue operation following an earthquake in the country, receiving an award for bravery.
The Engineer had a broken arm and the fireman suffered a broken leg.
They had three sons, roofing firm boss Alan, 35, fireman Matthew, 32, and TV sound technician Steven, 29.
When he bought the building, there was one way to get upstairs — a steel spiral staircase — and two ways to get back down: that narrow staircase or a fireman’s pole.
When Wallace died in 1902, the fireman paid to have him stuffed and he resides today at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Heritage Museum in Greenock.
A Johnson and Wales culinary graduate, Nick LaRosa’s first big break came when he worked for former Reebok CEO Paul Fireman at a private country club in Cape Cod.
And some kids actually did dream of becoming a doctor or a lawyer or a fireman or a cop — or President of the United States.
Five days later, Everett Cecil Titterington Fireman 1st Class was buried at Riverside National Cemetery.
He comes back in, and Julius gets a quick fireman’s carry takedown.
His mother was a nurse and father was a fireman.
I called 911. The fireman arrived within minutes (bless them).
If not that it is for the Fireman/Policeman Charity/Ball (I swear it is the same voice every time, same guy).
Common combinations with fireman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fireman carry 12×
- the fireman 11×
- and fireman 5×
- fireman for 5×
- was fireman 4×
- fireman in 4×
- fireman who 4×
- volunteer fireman 4×
- of fireman 4×
- or fireman 3×