1. A male member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
   "The fireman rushed into the burning building to rescue the trapped occupants"
    
2. A male labourer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
   "The fireman shoveled coal into the locomotive's furnace"
    
3. A male pitcher who does not start the game
   "The team's fireman came in during the seventh inning to hold the lead"
    
4. Play in which children pretend to put out a fire
   "The kids spent hours playing fireman with their toy trucks and hoses"

Derived forms: firemen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], child's play [informal], fire fighter, firefighter, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, play, relief pitcher, reliever, sod [informal], stoker

Encyclopedia: Fireman, Paul