fireman

[Eng. fire, and man.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Literally : (1) One who is employed to extinguish fires in cities; a member of a fire-brigade. (2) A man employed in attending to the fire of an engine; a stoker. 2. Fig .: A man of violent pa ions; a fire-eater. II. Coal-min .: A man who is specially employed to examine a coal mine every morning to see that no fire-damp is present.