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
On one of our last afternoons there, we wanted to shoot some nice footage and decided to meet with Lamount, a fire-eater who liked to go by “The Human Volcano”.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2017
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
The silly girl was running around behind the house to the place where the fire-eater had given his performance.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
