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fire-eater

nounB2neutral

Other forms: fire-eaters

A fire-eater is a performer who puts flame into the mouth. Watch the fire-eater.

The flame goes out for want of oxygen, and the fuel is the real danger rather than the fire. A fire-eater is also a phrase for a fiercely aggressive person in an argument.

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Definitions of fire-eater

  1. 1nounfire-eaterA performer who puts flame into the mouth.B2

    “The fire-eater worked the corner of the square every evening.”

fire-eater is a performer.

Practised in Circus & Fairground

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