pompier
9.9
Person who puts out fires and helps in emergencies
- noun
- /pɑmˈpiːər/
- Archaic
:
bombero
- The pompier quickly arrived at the scene to extinguish the raging fire in the apartment building.
Examples
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For the past seventy years, the Caserne de Grenelle, Brigade de Sapeurs/Pompiers de Paris, has stood slightly recessed from the Place Violet, a quiet square in a quiet neighborhood of the 15th arrondissement.
Fiction book (1990) -
Many children admire the brave pompier who saved a cat from a tree during the community event.
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In emergencies, a pompier is trained to respond rapidly and ensure the safety of everyone involved.
Synonyms
firefighter
vspompier
271
2.1
A person who puts out fires and saves people from danger
is an older borrowed word for the same job used less now
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pompier comes from the French word pompe, meaning 'pump', because firefighters once worked the big water pumps. So a pompier is literally a 'pump operator', a firefighter who puts out fires.