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smoke-eater
[ smohk-ee-ter ]
/ ˈsmoʊkˌi tər /
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noun Slang.
a firefighter.
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Origin of smoke-eater
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby smoke-eater
smoked meat, smoke dome, smoke-dried, smoked rubber, smoke-dry, smoke-eater, smoke-filled room, smoke-free, smokeho, smokehouse, smokejack
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How to use smoke-eater in a sentence
Things such as this did not happen, except in a thaline dream, and he wasn't a smoke eater!
Star Hunter|Andre Alice NortonSoon the house was full of smoke, and a voice was heard calling out for the Smoke-eater.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence