sammuttajia
Sammuttajia is the plural form of sammuttaja, a Finnish noun whose primary meaning is a person who extinguishes fires, such as a firefighter or rescuer. In everyday language sammuttajia usually refers to people who take part in fire suppression. In technical or institutional contexts the term is less common for devices; firefighting equipment is typically described as sammuttimet or other terms like palonsammutustehtäviin liittyvä laitteisto.
The word is formed from the verb sammuttaa (to extinguish) with the agentive suffix -ja. Like other
Usage notes: In Finnish, sammuttajia most often denotes people who extinguish fires. For example, sentences such
See also: Palomies, Sammutus, Sammuttimet, Palonsammutustehtävät.