as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
the only hope for turning around that failing company would be a CEO who's a real fire-breather
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Recent Examples of fire-breather
Maybe even some fire-breather performances?
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Shelby Wax, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire-breather
tiger
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Their names — chosen to honor rangers who protect wild tigers in Sumatra — connect the work happening at Dallas Zoo to conservation taking place thousands of miles away.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The name connects the cub to a real person doing conservation work on the ground in Sumatra, where the remaining wild population of Sumatran tigers lives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Fire-breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-breather. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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