fire-eater

  • 11Fire-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… …

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  • 12fire-eater — noun 1. a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires • Syn: ↑fireman, ↑firefighter, ↑fire fighter • Hypernyms: ↑defender, ↑guardian, ↑protector, ↑shielder …

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  • 13fire 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 …

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  • 14fire-eater — noun a) A performer who pretends to swallow fire. Frustrated in their attempts to change the law, fire eaters turned their efforts to breaking it. b) A quarrelsome or belligerent person. See Also: fire eating …

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  • 15fire-eater — /ˈfaɪər itə/ (say fuyuhr eetuh) noun 1. an entertainer who pretends to eat fire. 2. someone who seeks occasion to fight or quarrel. Also, fire swallower. –fire eating, adjective …

  • 16fire-eater — noun Date: 1672 1. a performer who pretends to eat fire 2. a. a violent or pugnacious person b. a person who displays very militant or aggressive partisanship …

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  • 17fire eater — entertainer who eats fire …

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  • 18fire-eater — noun 1》 an entertainer who appears to eat fire. 2》 dated an aggressive or quarrelsome person …

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  • 19fire-eater — n. 1. Duellist, fighting character, quarrelsome brawler. 2. Blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, Hector, Hotspur, mock hero …

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  • 20fire-eater — noun (C) 1 an entertainer who puts burning sticks into his mouth 2 informal someone who gets angry and quarrels very easily …

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