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firebreather

noun

Etymology

From fire + breather.

  1. derived from breth — “breath”
  2. inherited from brethen — “to breathe, blow, exhale, odour”
  3. suffixed as breather — “breathe + er”
  4. compounded as firebreather — “fire + breather”

Definitions

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

  2. Any creature, such as a dragon, that breathes flame.

  3. A verbally aggressive person.

    • Our new boss is a real firebreather!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA