What does fire-eater mean?
Fire-eater means A performer who pretends to swallow fire..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A performer who pretends to swallow fire..
"But he is a regular fire eater!" "He's a bad man—a blamed bad man!" fluttered Danny Griswold. "That's right," nodded Lewis Little. "He really wants to fight with swords, I believe."
Frustrated in their attempts to change the law, fire-eaters turned their efforts to breaking it.
Use fire-eater when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fire-eater means A performer who pretends to swallow fire..
Common synonyms include firebreather, fire-breather, fire breather, forefighter.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"But he is a regular fire eater!" "He's a bad man—a blamed bad man!" fluttered Danny Griswold. "That's right," nodded Lewis Little. "He really wants to fight with swords, I believe."
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