fireman
/ˈfaɪəmən/noun
उच्चारण फ़ायमन
अग्निशामक
Basic word
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a man whose job is to put out fires
अग्निशामक
- brave firemen
- A fireman carried the child down the ladder.
- My uncle worked as a fireman for thirty years.
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- Firemen rushed to the scene within minutes.
Synonyms firefighter
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fireman (countable noun)
A fireman is a man who fights fires; the plural is firemen, not firemans.
'Fireman' आग बुझाने वाला पुरुष है; बहुवचन 'firemen' है, 'firemans' नहीं।
- A fireman climbed the ladder.
- Three firemen entered the building.
fireman vs firefighter
Firefighter is now preferred because it includes women as well as men.
अब 'firefighter' को वरीयता दी जाती है क्योंकि इसमें महिलाएँ भी शामिल हैं।
- The fireman, now called a firefighter, trains for years.
fireman (railway)
On old steam trains, the fireman fed coal to the engine's furnace.
पुराने भाप इंजन में 'fireman' भट्टी में कोयला डालने वाला कर्मचारी होता था।
- The fireman shovelled coal into the steam engine.
fireman + noun
As a modifier it appears in fireman's lift (a way of carrying someone) and fireman's helmet.
Modifier के रूप में यह fireman's lift (किसी को उठाने का तरीका) और fireman's helmet में आता है।
- He carried the injured boy in a fireman's lift.
+Collocations 5
adjective + fireman
braveretiredlocaltrainedyoung
- A brave fireman jumped into the smoke to save a cat.
fireman + verb
rescuerushclimbtackleput out
- Firemen rushed to the market as soon as the alarm sounded.
verb + fireman
calldress asmeetthankbecome a
- As a child he wanted to become a fireman.
fireman's + noun
liftpolehelmetaxehose
- The fireman's axe broke the locked door.
fireman + preposition
on dutyoff dutyat the scenein uniform
- The fireman was on duty when the call came at midnight.
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- The fireman saved a baby from the burning flat.
दमकलकर्मी ने जलते फ़्लैट से एक शिशु को बचाया।
- Radhika's grandfather was a fireman in Delhi for thirty years.
राधिका के दादा तीस वर्षों तक दिल्ली में दमकलकर्मी रहे।
- The firemen arrived with two engines and a long ladder.
दमकलकर्मी दो गाड़ियों और एक लंबी सीढ़ी के साथ पहुँचे।
- Children waved at the fireman during the school visit.
स्कूल-भ्रमण के समय बच्चों ने दमकलकर्मी की ओर हाथ हिलाया।
- Many films show the fireman as a hero.
कई फ़िल्में दमकलकर्मी को नायक के रूप में दिखाती हैं।
- The old railway fireman kept the engine's furnace burning.
पुराने रेलवे फ़ायरमैन भाप इंजन की भट्टी जलाए रखते थे।
- The fireman checked every room before leaving the burnt house.
दमकलकर्मी ने जले हुए घर को छोड़ने से पहले हर कमरा देखा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Two firemans came to the school.
✓ Two firemen came to the school.
The plural of fireman is firemen.
'Fireman' का बहुवचन 'firemen' है।
✗ The fireman have put out the fire.
✓ The fireman has put out the fire.
A singular subject needs has.
Singular subject के साथ 'has' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: firefighter is the gender-neutral word for fireman.
प्रयोग में firefighter, fireman का लिंग-तटस्थ शब्द है।