vuurblusser

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From vuur +‎ blusser, calque of English fire extinguisher.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vuurblusser (plural vuurblussers)

  1. A fire extinguisher.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From vuur +‎ blusser. The rare sense “fire extinguisher” is likely a semantic loan of English fire extinguisher.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvyːrˌblʏ.sər/

Noun

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vuurblusser m (plural vuurblussers)

  1. (dated, uncommon) a firefighter
    Synonyms: brandweerman, brandweermens
  2. (rare) a fire extinguisher
    Synonym: brandblusser