noun
Meaning 1
A female firefighter.
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Standard Lemma guide
firewoman
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noun
Meaning 2
A female fireman (person who heats a steam engine).
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English firewoman From fire + -woman.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܟ̰ܡܸܥܵܢܬܵܐ (māčmiʿanta) — female firefighter
- Chinese Mandarin: 女消防員 /女消防员 (nǚ xiāofángyuán) — female firefighter
- Czech: hasička — female firefighter
- Dutch: brandweervrouw — female firefighter
- Dutch: vrouwelijke brandbestrijder — female firefighter
- Esperanto: fajroestingistino — female firefighter
- French: pompière — female firefighter
- Galician: bombeira — female firefighter
- German: Feuerwehrfrau — female firefighter
- Italian: pompiera — female firefighter
- Japanese: 女性消防士 (josei shōbōshi) — female firefighter
- Korean: 여자 소방수 (yeoja sobangsu) — female firefighter
- Macedonian: пожарника́рка (požarnikárka) — female firefighter
- Polish: strażaczka — female firefighter
- Portuguese: bombeira — female firefighter
- Romanian: femeie-pompier — female firefighter
- Russian: же́нщина-пожа́рный (žénščina-požárnyj) — female firefighter
- Scottish Gaelic: bean-smàlaidh — female firefighter
- Spanish: bombera — female firefighter
- Volapük: lefilapoldan — female firefighter
- Volapük: lefilahipoldan — female firefighter
- Volapük: lefilajipoldan — female firefighter