FIREFIGHTER Meaning of FIREFIGHTER in English fire ‧ fight ‧ er BrE AmE ( also fire fighter ) /ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə $ ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər/ noun [countable]someone whose job is to stop fires burning ⇨ fireman Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012