fire eater

fire eater
Synonyms and related words:
Mafioso, Tartar, Young Turk, adventurer, adventuress, bear, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, brazenface, brute, crank, crosspatch, daredevil, demon, devil, dragon, feist, fiend, fire brigade, fire department, fire fighter, fire warden, fire-chaser, firebrand, fireman, forest fire fighter, fury, goon, gorilla, grizzly bear, grouch, gunsel, hardnose, harum-scarum, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incendiary, killer, mad dog, madbrain, madcap, monster, mugger, rantipole, rapist, revolutionary, savage, she-wolf, smokechaser, smokejumper, sorehead, spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, ugly customer, vamp, violent, virago, vixen, volunteer fireman, wild beast, wild man, witch, wolf

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  • Fire eater — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fire-Eater — may refer to:*A dubbed episode of Dragon Ball *Fire Eater (comics), a Marvel comics character …   Wikipedia

  • fire-eater — fire .eater n an entertainer who puts burning sticks into his mouth >fire eating n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fire-eater — fire ,eater noun count an entertainer who does tricks with fire, including putting burning sticks into their mouth …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • Fire-eater — (engl., spr. fair īter, »Feueresser«), ein leidenschaftlicher, übereilt handelnder Mensch, besonders im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg Bezeichnung für gewisse hitzige Führer der südstaatlichen Politik …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 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

  • fire-eater — fire′ eat er n. 1) an entertainer who pretends to eat fire 2) an easily provoked, belligerent person • Etymology: 1665–75 fire′ eat ing, adj. n …   From formal English to slang

  • 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • fire-eater — fire eaters N COUNT Fire eaters are performers who put flaming rods into their mouths in order to entertain people …   English dictionary

  • Fire-Eater (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Fire Eater real name=Tomas Ramirez species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Marvel Two In One #76 (Jun 1981) creators=David Michelinie, Tom DeFalco, and Jerry Bingham alliance… …   Wikipedia

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