spuitgast

Dutch

Etymology

From spuit (“spout, hose, nozzle”) +‎ gast (“guest, guy, dude”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspœy̯t.xɑst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: spuit‧gast

Noun

spuitgast m (plural spuitgasten, diminutive spuitgastje n)

1. a firefighter, especially a man, who operates a firehose

Usage notes

Rarely this job title may be interpreted gender-neutrally and be used to refer to a female firefighter. However, due to the association of gast (“guy”) with males, typically brandweervrouw will be used in such cases. Brandweermens is a fully gender-neutral alternative.

Synonyms

• brandspuitgast
• brandweerman
• brandweervrouw
• brandweermens

Related terms

• spuitmeester