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FIRE WARDEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

Synonyms:

fire warden; forest fire fighter; ranger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fire warden" is a kind of...):

fire-eater; fire fighter; firefighter; fireman (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)

functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fire warden"):

coyote (a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time))

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