Fire-eater
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fire-eater is a noun meaning A performer who pretends to swallow fire.
Meaning
A performer who pretends to swallow fire.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) A quarrelsome or belligerent person.
- (US, historical) An extreme partisan for the South before the US Civil War.
Example Sentences
Frustrated in their attempts to change the law, fire-eaters turned their efforts to breaking it.
"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."
Word Forms
- fire-eaters
- fireeater
Synonyms for fire-eater
Depending on context, synonyms include firebreather, fire-breather, forefighter, fireman, hothead.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fireman, hothead, fireeater, firebreather, fire-breather, fireworker.
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