fire-eater

ˈfaɪər ˌiːtər

Definition

Definition of fire-eater - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

performance

Rare

performer who eats fire as entertainment

Rare

The circus featured a fire-eater who amazed the crowd with his skills..

personality

Rare

quarrelsome or aggressive person

Rare

He's known as a fire-eater in debates.

belligerent

brawler

hothead

history

Dated

extreme partisan for the South pre-Civil War

Dated

The fire-eater advocated for secession.

secessionist

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performer who eats fire as entertainment

Origin of fire-eater

English, fire (flame) + eater (one who eats)

Examples of fire-eater in a sentence

A skilled fire-eater can perform dangerous tricks.
In negotiations, she was a fire-eater, never backing down.
The politician's fire-eater attitude won him many supporters.
The fire-eater's speeches stirred the crowd.
Historians study the influence of fire-eaters on the war.

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French:cracheur de feu, batailleur, ...
German:Feuerschlucker, Streithammel, ...
Italian:mangiafuoco, attaccabrighe, ...
Spanish:comefuegos, peleonero, ...
Portuguese:engolidor de fogo, brigão, ...
Chinese:吞火表演者, 好斗者, ...
Japanese:火食い人, 喧嘩屋, ...
Arabic:آكِل النَّار, مُشاجِر, ...
Hebrew:אוֹכֵל אֵשׁ, מְרִיבּוֹן, ...
Russian:огнеглотатель, задира, ...
Ukrainian:фаєрщик, сварливець, ...
Hindi:अग्नि-भक्षक, झगड़ालू, ...
Bengali:আগুন খেকো, ঝগড়াটে ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:menjafoc, discutidor, ...
Czech:polykač ohně, bouřlivák, ...
Danish:ildsluger, stridbar person, ...
Dutch:vuurvreter, ruziemaker, ...
Greek:φλογοκαταπότης, φλογοφάγος, ...
Hungarian:tűznyelő, harcias alak, ...
Khmer:អ្នកសម្តែងដែលលេបភ្លើង, មនុស្សចូលចិត្តឈ្លោះប្រកែក, ...
Korean:불을 먹는 사람, 다투기 좋아하는 사람, ...
Persian:آتش‌خوار, آتش‌خور, ...
Polish:połykacz ognia, awanturnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):faquir, brigão, ...
Romanian:mâncător de foc, partizan, ...
Swedish:eldslukare, stridspitt, ...
Thai:นักกลืนไฟ, คนชอบทะเลาะ, ...
Turkish:ateş yutan, kavgacı kişi, ...
Vietnamese:người nuốt lửa, người hay gây gổ, ...

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