fire-eater

fire-eater
fire-eating, adj., n.
/fuyeur"ee'teuhr/, n.
1. an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.
2. an easily provoked, belligerent person.
3. U.S. Hist. an early and extreme Southern advocate of secession before the Civil War.
[1665-75]

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  • fire-eater — [fīr′ēt΄ər] n. 1. a performer at circuses, etc. who pretends to eat fire 2. a hot tempered person always ready to quarrel or fight …   English World dictionary

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  • fire-eater — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fire eater : singular fire eater plural fire eaters an entertainer who does tricks with fire, including putting burning sticks into their mouth …   English dictionary

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