Home › Words › F › fireefireefiree means A person who has been fired.EtymologyFrom fire + -ee, by analogy with hiree.nounA person who has been firede.g.“We got a helluva response - at least 30 calls from angry 'firees' as far away as Petaluma.” — 1985 June 18, “If You're Fired, There's No Use Calling Us”, in Sacramento Bee, page AA8:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unfired 68% match — Not fired; not dismissed vs firee →firer 64% match — A person who fires a weapon; a shooter. vs firee →firable 63% match — Capable of being fired (in various senses). vs firee →firie 61% match — A firefighter. vs firee →unhire 60% match — To fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired). vs firee →unfirable 59% match — Incapable of being fired (in various senses). vs firee →backfirer 57% match — One who lights a back fire. vs firee →dischargee 57% match — One who is discharged. vs firee →