smokejumper
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈsmoʊkˌdʒʌmpər/
- Specialized
- Yeah, but there's over a million firefighters, there's only 336 smokejumpers.
- smokejumper firefighters
- smokejumpers and hotshots
- crew of smokejumpers
Examples
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We were rescued by these smokejumpers, which I've heard are actually way cooler than firemen.
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Each summer, a group of skilled smokejumpers is deployed to fight dangerous wildfires in isolated areas.
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What does a smokejumper do?
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And became an international smokejumper.
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This must be why there are so few smokejumpers.
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I'm a smokejumper, which is like a firefighter, but way cooler.
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He was a world-class smokejumper.
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The great history of smokejumpers now rests on your capable shoulders.
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Three smokejumpers survived.
Blog text (20) -
You'll see some smokejumpers spend an hour each day polishing and sharpening their polaskies.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who puts out fires and saves people from danger
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2.9
A person who fights fires in forests to protect trees and land
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smokejumper comes from the two simple parts smoke and jumper; it names a firefighter who 'jumps' by parachute into smoky, remote wildfires to fight them.