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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Wearing her signature tiger helmet, the crowd roared as Brignone crossed the finish line to go fastest.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Cheetah print, tiger print, leopard print…except for the occasional zebra or rancher-coded cow, animal print is usually reminiscent of a big cat.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Fire-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-eater. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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