canman (pluralcan men)

1. (informal) A firefighter whose task is to haul a fire extinguisher.
   • August 29 2002, Jim Dwyer, "How the Fire Commissioner Saw It" [book review ofStrong 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, page141:

     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 thecan man and the hydrant man, riding behind.

   • 2006, Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn,102 Minutes,→ISBN, page199:

     Douglas Oelschlager was thecan man, bringing up extinguishers.

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