Reverse Dictionary: FIRE FIGHTER

NOUNS
1944 — THE BAG in the police and fire departments: a uniform → Amer. sl.
1954 — SPEAR a firefighter’s hook → US sl.
1984 — THE SNAKE in firefighting: the hose → US sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
1467 — BITTER one who has charge of a ‘bit’ or fire-bucket; a fireman → obs.
1815 — POMPIER in France: a firefighter
1865 — FIRE EATER a fire fighter → US Civil War usage
1877 — VAMP a volunteer firefighter → US sl.
1943 — ASBESTOS JOE an asbestos-suited firefighter aboard an aircraft carrier → US Navy sl.
1944 — KINK-CHASER a fireman delegated to straighten out the kinks or bends in hose line → Amer. Fire Dept. usage
1954 — PAINTER a firefighter assigned to a hook-and-ladder truck → US sl.
1959 — HYACK in British Columbia: a volunteer fireman → Can. Chinook jargon
1960 — LOO a police or fire lieutenant → US sl.
1968 — HELLFIGHTER a firefighter specially trained to fight fires in gas or oil wells → US sl.
1977 — COALY a fireman → Amer. dial.
1997 — DUCK a firefighter → New York police sl.
1997 — QUACK a firefighter → UK police sl.