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smoke-eater
[ smohk-ee-ter ]
noun
, Slang.
- a firefighter.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smoke-eater1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
But Pfeifer had a well-earned reputation for physical toughness, dating from his earliest days as a young smoke-eater charging into burning tenements across Manhattan.
From Washington Post
Pausing only long enough to see that Mr. Nestor and some others were looking after the exhausted "smoke-eater," Ned raced on after Tom.
From Project Gutenberg
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