Fireman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

play in which children pretend to put out a fire

a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪɚmən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪəmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪəmən/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪɚmən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fire-eater relief pitcher stoker reliever firefighter fire fighter

Word Forms

stoke	verb	stir up or tend; of a fire
relieve	verb	free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Feuerwehrmann

Spiel, bei dem Kinder so tun, als würden sie ein Feuer löschen

🇫🇷French

pompier

jeu dans lequel les enfants font semblant d'éteindre un feu

🇪🇸Spanish

bombero

Juego en el que los niños simulan apagar un incendio.

🇮🇹Italian

pompiere

gioco in cui i bambini fingono di spegnere un incendio

🇳🇱Dutch

brandweerman

toneelstuk waarin kinderen doen alsof ze een brand blussen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bombeiro

brincadeira em que as crianças fingem apagar o fogo

🇷🇺Russian

пожарный

игра, в которой дети изображают, как тушат пожар

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अग्निशामक

वह खेल जिसमें बच्चे आग बुझाने का नाटक करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ফায়ারম্যান

খেলা যেখানে শিশুরা আগুন নেভানোর ভান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தீயணைப்பு வீரர்

இதில் குழந்தைகள் தீயை அணைப்பது போல் நடிக்கிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అగ్నిమాపక సిబ్బంది

పిల్లలు మంటలను ఆర్పినట్లు నటించే ఆట

🇮🇳Marathi

फायरमन

खेळ ज्यात मुले आग विझवण्याचे नाटक करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાયરમેન

નાટક જેમાં બાળકો આગ ઓલવવાનો ડોળ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗ್ನಿಶಾಮಕ

ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಂಕಿಯನ್ನು ನಂದಿಸುವಂತೆ ನಟಿಸುವ ಆಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫയർമാൻ

കുട്ടികൾ തീ അണയ്ക്കുന്നതായി നടിക്കുന്ന കളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਇਰਮੈਨ

ਖੇਡ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੱਚੇ ਅੱਗ ਬੁਝਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائر مین

کھیل جس میں بچے آگ بجھانے کا ڈرامہ کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消防队员

孩子们假装灭火的游戏

🇯🇵Japanese

消防士

子供たちが火を消すふりをする遊び

🇰🇷Korean

소방수

아이들이 불을 끄는 흉내를 내는 놀이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lính cứu hỏa

trò chơi trong đó trẻ em giả vờ dập lửa

🇹🇭Thai

พนักงานดับเพลิง

การเล่นที่เด็ก ๆ แกล้งทำเป็นดับไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemadam kebakaran

permainan di mana anak-anak berpura-pura memadamkan api

🇵🇭Filipino

bumbero

laro kung saan ang mga bata ay nagpapanggap na nag-aapoy

🇲🇾Malay

bomba

bermain di mana kanak-kanak berpura-pura memadamkan api

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجل إطفاء

مسرحية يتظاهر فيها الأطفال بإطفاء النار

🇮🇷Persian

آتش نشان

بازی که در آن کودکان وانمود می کنند آتش را خاموش می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

itfaiyeci

çocukların yangını söndürüyormuş gibi yaptığı oyun

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּבַּאי

משחק בו ילדים מעמידים פנים שהם מכבים שריפה

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The primary meaning of 'fireman' is 'play in which children pretend to put out a fire'.

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