fire-eat|er «FYR EE tuhr», noun.
1. an entertainer who eats or pretends to eat fire: »
Richardson, the famous fire-eater, devoured…glowing coals (John Evelyn).
2. Figurative. a person who is too ready to fight or quarrel: »
The newcomer proved to be,…as he pleasantly acknowledged, a Southern Fire-Eater (Hawthorne).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.