firebreather

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US/ˈfaɪ.əɹˌbriː.ðəɹ/

noun

A performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.

“Our new boss is a real firebreather!”

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Meanings

nounfirebreather (plural firebreathers)

plural firebreathers · alternative fire-breather · alternative fire breather

  1. A performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.

    Synonyms: fireeater, fire-eater, fire eater

  2. fantasyAny creature, such as a dragon, that breathes flame.
  3. colloquialA verbally aggressive person.

    Our new boss is a real firebreather!

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.

Similar
fireeaterfire-eaterfire eater
Also see
fire-eater

Origin

From fire + breather.

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Cite this entry
APA

firebreather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firebreather

MLA

“firebreather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firebreather. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firebreather,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firebreather.

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