Meanings
nounalarmer (plural alarmers)
plural alarmers
- USin compoundsA multialarm fire of a specified number of alarms.
This three-alarmer brought out no fewer than seven steam pumpers, which are drawing water from a fire cistern...
1991, Leonard Victor Huber, New Orleans: a pictorial history, page 2771 more example
“A two-alarmer,” someone commented. “Must be a nasty one.” We slurped our soda and ran for the trolley. “Fire's in Loray,” the motorman told us as he rang his bell.
2007, Flora Ann Scearce, Cotton Mill Girl, page 118
Origin
From alarm + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).
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