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eldare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fireman noun Someone trained to fight fires (traditionally referring to a man).
  • stoker noun A person who tends a fire or furnace, especially on a steamship or steam train.

Senses

eldare is used for these senses in English:

  • fireman (rail transport, nautical) 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.
  • stoker A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.

fireman — full definition

  1. noun Someone trained to fight fires (traditionally referring to a man).
  2. noun Someone who shovels coal to keep a steam engine or boiler burning, especially on a train or ship.

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