fire-eater

[ fahyuhr-ee-ter ]

/ ˈfaɪərˌi tər /

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noun

an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.

an easily provoked, belligerent person.

U.S. History. an early and extreme Southern advocate of secession before the Civil War.

Origin of fire-eater

First recorded in 1665–75

OTHER WORDS FROM fire-eater

fire-eating, adjective, noun

Words nearby fire-eater

fire department, firedog, fire door, firedrake, fire drill, fire-eater, fire engine, fire-engine red, fire escape, fire extinguisher, firefight

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Example sentences from the Web for fire-eater

Dave and the crowd trailed away from Erma and headed for Senor Alcala, the fire-eater at the end of the row.
Charley de Milo|Laurence Mark Janifer AKA Larry M. Harris
By-the-bye, that fire-eater, Paul de Cassagnac, has not followed the example of his brother Imperial journalists.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre
To make a better deal for the fire-eater's phosphates than his fuddling old trustee here was going to close with.
Lady Baltimore|Owen Wister
Let anyone dare make fun of the old usurer when he had such a fire-eater to protect him!
The Torrent|Vicente Blasco Ibaez

Diggins, the fire-eater, hoped earnestly for the former course, and laid confident bets that it would be.
The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad|Edward John Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for fire-eater

fire-eater

noun

a performer who simulates the swallowing of fire

a belligerent person

Derived forms of fire-eater

fire-eating, noun, adjective

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单词	fire-eater
释义	fire-eater [ fahyuhr-ee-ter ] / ˈfaɪərˌi tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fire-eater ON THESAURUS.COM noun an entertainer who pretends to eat fire. an easily provoked, belligerent person. U.S. History. an early and extreme Southern advocate of secession before the Civil War. Origin of fire-eater First recorded in 1665–75 OTHER WORDS FROM fire-eater fire-eating, adjective, noun Words nearby fire-eater fire department, firedog, fire door, firedrake, fire drill, fire-eater, fire engine, fire-engine red, fire escape, fire extinguisher, firefight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fire-eater Dave and the crowd trailed away from Erma and headed for Senor Alcala, the fire-eater at the end of the row. Charley de Milo\|Laurence Mark Janifer AKA Larry M. Harris By-the-bye, that fire-eater, Paul de Cassagnac, has not followed the example of his brother Imperial journalists. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris\|Henry Labouchre To make a better deal for the fire-eater's phosphates than his fuddling old trustee here was going to close with. Lady Baltimore\|Owen Wister Let anyone dare make fun of the old usurer when he had such a fire-eater to protect him! The Torrent\|Vicente Blasco Ibaez Diggins, the fire-eater, hoped earnestly for the former course, and laid confident bets that it would be. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad\|Edward John Thompson British Dictionary definitions for fire-eater fire-eater noun a performer who simulates the swallowing of fire a belligerent person Derived forms of fire-eater fire-eating, noun, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fire-eater wench, fury, siren, hussy, bitch, hellion, carper, detractor, vixen, virago, nag, scold, battle-ax, biddy, harridan, harpy, madcap, termagant, backbiter, porcupine
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fire-eater

noun

Origin of fire-eater

OTHER WORDS FROM fire-eater

Words nearby fire-eater

Example sentences from the Web for fire-eater

British Dictionary definitions for fire-eater

noun

Derived forms of fire-eater

Words related to fire-eater