as in tigers
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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tigers
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Sharks are, of course, a much more natural fit for all of this than tigers.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Sumatran tigers are critically endangered, per Fox 4, with less than 600 still in the wild.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Fire-eaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-eaters. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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