fire-eater
Example Sentences
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Despite his militant posture in recent years, Davis had not been a genuine fire-eater but a “national Democrat” who had hoped to defend southern rights within the Union through control of the Democratic Party.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Here, while working as a bongo drummer in a nightclub, the man who would become known as the "Playboy Peer" met his second wife, Shirin Belly, a Malaysian belly dancer and fire-eater.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2016
Mr. Kahl’s first wife was the fire-eater in the sideshow; his second runs a gift shop in Coney Island.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2013
Minott was a teenage fire-eater and acrobat who would entertain guests when the band played.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2010
I’m only a juggler, just a harmless fire-eater.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
