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- [fahyuh r-wawr-dn]
- /ˈfaɪərˌwɔr dn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fahyuh r-wawr-dn]
- /ˈfaɪərˌwɔr dn/
Definitions of firewarden word
- noun firewarden a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps. 1
- noun firewarden An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires. 1
- noun firewarden wrong spelling of fire warden 1
- noun firewarden an officer responsible for fire prevention and control in an area, esp in a forest 0
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Origin of firewarden
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; fire + warden
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Parts of speech for Firewarden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
firewarden popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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