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Definition of Fire-swallower
1. Noun. A performer who pretends to swallow fire.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire-swallower
Literary usage of Fire-swallower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Soul of John Brown by Stephen Graham (1920)
"... yellow strip of humanity who is slowly but surely smoking himself to death;
Bluey, the missing link between monkey and man; the fire swallower from the ..."
2. Children of the Slaves by Stephen Graham (1920)
"... a thin yellow strip of humanity who is slowly but surely smoking himself to
death ; Bluey, the missing link between monkey and man ; the fire-swallower ..."
3. Beside the Bowery by John Hopkins Denison (1914)
"How any one but a professional fire-swallower could stand such a test is a mystery
still unsolved. The dose seemed to accelerate the activity of his lanky ..."