fireman

pompier

Personne dont le métier est d’éteindre les incendies et de secourir les gens.

En anglais simple : A person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people.

• The fireman rescued our cat.
• Two firemen carried a woman out of the building.
• My grandfather worked as a fireman.

Synonymes : firefighter

Expressions courantes : brave fireman, retired fireman, volunteer fireman

chauffeur de locomotive

Ouvrier qui entretient le feu d’une machine à vapeur en ajoutant du combustible, généralement du charbon.

En anglais simple : A worker who keeps a steam engine's fire burning by adding fuel, usually coal.

• The fireman shovelled coal into the engine.
• A fireman kept the ship's boiler hot.
• The driver and fireman checked the locomotive together.

Synonymes : stoker

Expressions courantes : locomotive fireman, ship fireman, engine fireman