alarmer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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American usage

"This three-alarmer brought out no fewer than seven steam pumpers, which are drawing water from a fire cistern..."
"“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."

From alarm + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (measurement suffix).

alarmers (plural)

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