fireman vs firestick

fireman

noun
  • Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire. 

  • A safety inspector in coal mines. 

  • An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not. 

  • A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation). 

  • A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship. 

firestick

noun
  • A stick burning, or with hot embers, at one end, taken from a fire. 

  • A poker used to arrange coals, logs, etc., in a fire. 

  • In traditional cultures, an implement used to start a fire by friction. 

  • In traditional cultures, a smouldering stick used to transport fire from one place to another. 

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