/ Dictionary / Index F fireman: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fire•man Pronunciation: (fīr'mun), [key] — pl. -men. a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter. a person employed to tend fires; stoker. a person employed to fire and lubricate a steam locomotive. a person employed to assist the engineer of a diesel or electric locomotive. an enlisted person assigned to the care and operation of a ship's machinery. See See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: fireman (Thesaurus) firelock fire marshal Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language