"fire-breather" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire-breathers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire-breather (plural fire-breathers)
  1. Alternative form of firebreather Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: firebreather Related terms: fire-breathing
    Sense id: en-fire-breather-en-noun-D9L770hs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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