as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
if you want to make it in Hollywood, you'll need a fire-eater for an agent
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tiger
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This, according to the tale, is how tigers came into the world.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026 -
On a winter day, country singer-songwriter Megan Moroney breezes into the Manhattan bistro Frenchette wearing a tiger-print jacket with a matching dress and boots.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Fire-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-eater. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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