"firebreather" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-firebreather.wav Forms: firebreathers [plural], fire-breather [alternative], fire breather [alternative]
Etymology: From fire + breather. Etymology templates: {{com|en|fire|breather}} fire + breather Head templates: {{en-noun}} firebreather (plural firebreathers)
  1. A performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame. Synonyms (performer): fireeater, fire-eater, fire eater
    Sense id: en-firebreather-en-noun-nDSSW6Nk Categories (other): Fire, People Disambiguation of Fire: 61 39 0 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'performer': 82 4 14
  2. (fantasy) Any creature, such as a dragon, that breathes flame.
    Sense id: en-firebreather-en-noun-4t4zQDad Categories (other): Fantasy Topics: fantasy
  3. (colloquial) A verbally aggressive person. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-firebreather-en-noun-ptZ1irdG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dragons, Fictional abilities, Mythological creatures, Occupations, Personality Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 26 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 54 Disambiguation of Dragons: 11 28 61 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 12 11 77 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 9 38 53 Disambiguation of Occupations: 14 12 73 Disambiguation of Personality: 33 16 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: firebreath, fire-breathing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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