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Noun: fire watcher
Usage: Brit
  1. (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air
    "The fire watcher spent long nights scanning the skyline for incendiary attacks"

Derived forms: fire watchers

Type of: security guard, watcher

Encyclopedia: Fire watcher