smoke-eater

[ smohk-ee-ter ]

/ ˈsmoʊkˌi tər /

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noun Slang.

a firefighter.

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Nearby words

smoke shelf, smoke shop, smoke tree, smoke-dried, smoke-dry, smoke-eater, smoke-filled room, smokechaser, smoked meat, smoked rubber, smokeho

Origin of smoke-eater

First recorded in 1925–30

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for smoke-eater

Soon 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