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a) A firefighter.b) A device or piece of equipment designed to remove smoke from the air.
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smoke-eater — n Fireman. My father is a smoke eater. 1990s … Historical dictionary of American slang
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smoke-eater — /smohk ee teuhr/, n. Slang. a firefighter. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
smoke eater — n. firefighter … English slang
smoke-eater — /smohk ee teuhr/, n. Slang. a firefighter. [1925 30] … Useful english dictionary
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