fireman vs passer

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. 

passer

noun
  • One who succeeds in passing a test, etc. 

  • A passed pawn. 

  • One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard them as belonging. 

  • One who passes something along; a distributor. 

  • Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass. 

  • A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback. 

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