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visiting fireman

vis·it fire·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [viz-it fahyuh r-muh n]
    • /ˈvɪz ɪt ˈfaɪər mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [viz-it fahyuh r-muh n]
    • /ˈvɪz ɪt ˈfaɪər mən/

Definitions of visiting fireman words

  • noun visiting fireman an influential person accorded special treatment while visiting an organization, industry, city, etc. 1
  • noun visiting fireman a visitor, as a tourist or vacationer, in a city, presumed to be a big spender. 1
  • countable noun visiting fireman A visiting fireman is an important visitor, who gets special treatment. 0
  • noun visiting fireman a visitor whose presence is noticed because he is an important figure, a lavish spender, etc 0
  • noun visiting fireman an important person, esp. any of a group, visiting a city, organization, etc. and given an official welcome, special entertainment, etc. 0
  • noun visiting fireman a free-spending tourist, conventioneer, etc. 0

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Origin of visiting fireman

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Visiting fireman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

visiting fireman popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

visiting fireman usage trend in Literature

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