fire-eater

fire-eat·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyuh r eet]
- /faɪər it/
- /ˈfaɪə(r) ˈiː.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r eet]
- /faɪər it/

Definitions of fire-eater word

noun fire-eater an entertainer who pretends to eat fire. 1
noun fire-eater an easily provoked, belligerent person. 1
noun fire-eater U.S. History. an early and extreme Southern advocate of secession before the Civil War. 1
countable noun fire-eater Fire-eaters are performers who put flaming rods into their mouths in order to entertain people. 0
noun fire-eater a performer who simulates the swallowing of fire 0
noun fire-eater a belligerent person 0

See all 8 definitions of fire-eater

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Origin of fire-eater

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fire-eater

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fire-eater

fire-eater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for fire-eater

noun fire-eater

wench — a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
fury — unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.
siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
hussy — a brazen or immoral woman.
bitch — If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think she behaves in a very unpleasant way.

All 33 Synonyms of fire-eater

Antonyms for fire-eater

adjective fire-eater

compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
fearing — Present participle of fear.

All 2 Antonyms of fire-eater