can man
English edit
Noun edit
- (informal) A firefighter whose task is to haul a fire extinguisher.
- August 29 2002, Jim Dwyer, "How the Fire Commissioner Saw It" [book review of Strong of Heart by Thomas Von Essen], The New York Times,
- Mr. Feehan would reflect on the role of the "can man," the raw young firefighter assigned to haul an extinguisher up the stairs.
- 2004, Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper, →ISBN, page 141:
- In ten seconds, I was dressed and walking out the door of my room at the station. . . . By the time two minutes passed,, Caesar was driving the engine onto the streets of Upper Darby; Paulie and Red were the can man and the hydrant man, riding behind.
- 2006, Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn, 102 Minutes, →ISBN, page 199:
- Douglas Oelschlager was the can man, bringing up extinguishers.
- August 29 2002, Jim Dwyer, "How the Fire Commissioner Saw It" [book review of Strong of Heart by Thomas Von Essen], The New York Times,