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/pɔ̃.pje/
Translation
firefighter, fireman
Word origin
From pompe ('pump'), the machine the first fire crews worked by hand. The word named the man at the pump before it named the whole trade.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- pompe
- English cognates
- pump
Grammar
Examples
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The firefighters arrived within a few minutes.
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My uncle has been a firefighter for twenty years.
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The firefighter carried the child out to the street.
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He dreamed of becoming a firefighter when he was little.
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Call the fire brigade, the kitchen is on fire!
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