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fire-eater
(-ēt′ər)
noun
- a performer at circuses, etc. who pretends to eat fire
- a hot-tempered person always ready to quarrel or fight
See fire-eater in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A performer who pretends to swallow fire.
- A belligerent person or a militant partisan.
Related Forms:
- fireˈ-eatˌing adjective
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