消しょう防ぼう夫ふしょうぼうふMeanings1nounfireman (obsolete)obsolete termObsolete term; replaced by 消防士 in modern Japanese. May still appear in historical contexts or older texts.See also: 消防士 (しょうぼうし)戦せん前ぜんは消しょう防ぼう夫ふと呼よばれていたが、今いまは消しょう防ぼう士しという。Before the war they were called 消防夫, but now they are called 消防士.