fire-breathers

Definition of fire-breathersnext
plural of fire-breather
as in tigers
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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tigers
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  • The jungle, in the Truong Son range between Laos and the South China Sea, is home to tigers and leeches.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Now is the time to get that throw pillow with tigers and tassels.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Fire-breathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire-breathers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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