- fire-eater
- noun (C)
1 an entertainer who puts burning sticks into his mouth2 informal someone who gets angry and quarrels very easily
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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