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.

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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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How to use fire-eater in a sentence

This man came out a good, loyal, American citizen; went back a fire-eater.
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
Becoming eager and restless on the last day, the "Fire Eater" wounded the white war-party.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington
On the morning of the second day the Cheyennes awoke to find the Fire Eater gone, but he had left his horses on their hands.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington
This man suspected nothing until the Fire Eater raised his rifle, when he turned away to fly.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington

The skin of the little brown bat did not comfort the Fire Eater in his fallen state.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington

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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