firebreather

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firebreather

  • /ˈfaɪ.əɹˌbriː.ðəɹ/ US

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From fire + breather.

noun firebreathers · fire-breather · fire breather

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

    Similar: fireeater, fire-eater, fire eater

  2. Any creature, such as a dragon, that breathes flame.
  3. colloquial A verbally aggressive person. Our new boss is a real firebreather!

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"firebreather." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/firebreather. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{firebreather_2026,
  title = {firebreather},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/firebreather},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}