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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Animal print, such as tiger and zebra stripes, look like neutrals with a twist.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Sand tiger and sandbar sharks spent little time near the surface, staying closer to the bottom.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Fire-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-eater. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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