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

The right-hand page had an illustration on it, showing women in magnificent dresses, a fire-eater, acrobats, and a man who looked like a king.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke