firers
Those who dismiss
Firers is the plural of firer—one who fires.
The word appears in specific contexts: those who fire weapons The firers took aim on command, those who fire ceramic kilns, or those who terminate employees.
The singular firer is uncommon; English usually prefers shooter, gunman, or the one doing the firing.
People who fire guns
- gunnersThose who operate cannons
- marksmenSkilled shooters
- riflemenSoldiers armed with guns
- snipersConcealed precision shooters
artillery · triggermen · cannoneers · musketeers · archers · bombardiers · sharpshooters · pistoleers
Clay vessel craftspeople
- ceramicistsArtists who work clay
- kilnsHigh-heat ceramic ovens
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
bisque · raku · annealing · glassblowers
Those that end something
- sackingDismissal from employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- redundancyNeedless duplication
severance · discharge · outplacement · retrenchment · furlough · restructuring · axing · canning
Managers or raised studs
- supervisorsThose who oversee workers
- managersThose who oversee operations
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- directorsThose who lead organizations
HR · administrators · chiefs · superintendents · headmasters · principals · coordinators · decision-makers
shooters
People who fire guns
snipers · artillery · triggermen · cannoneers · musketeers · archers · bombardiers · sharpshooters · pistoleers
potters
Clay vessel craftspeople
- ceramicistsArtists who work clay
- kilnsHigh-heat ceramic ovens
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
earthenware · bisque · raku · annealing · glassblowers
terminators
Those that end something
- sackingDismissal from employment
- layoffTermination without cause
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
redundancy · severance · discharge · outplacement · retrenchment · furlough · restructuring · axing · canning · dismissal
bosses
Managers or raised studs
- supervisorsThose who oversee workers
- managersThose who oversee operations
- executivesSenior corporate officers
directors · HR · administrators · chiefs · superintendents · headmasters · principals · coordinators · decision-makers · overseers
firershirers
Those who employ others
employers · recruiters · retainers · headhunters · staffers
- on fireActively burning now
- fire truckEmergency vehicle for blazes
- fire alarmEmergency heat warning device
- catch fireBegin combustion
- fire hydrantStreet water outlet
- fired upExtremely enthusiastic and motivated
fire, fired, fires, firearm, fireball, fireman, firebrand, firefighter, fireproof