fire-eating
Performer consumes flames
Fire-eating describes aggressive, inflammatory rhetoric or behavior, especially in politics.
A fire-eating speech stirs up passions; a fire-eater is someone who delivers them.
The term was notably applied to radical Southern secessionists before the American Civil War.
Literally, fire-eating is the circus or sideshow act of appearing to swallow flames.
Traveling entertainment with performers
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- spectacleVisually striking event
performer · entertainer · torch · fuel · kerosene · busking · daredevil · act
Root-indicating symbol
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- militantAggressive cause supporter
- extremistOne holding fringe views
agitator · provocateur · demagogue · rhetoric · inflammatory · confrontational · hardliner · uncompromising
circus
Traveling entertainment with performers
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
spectacle · performer · entertainer · torch · fuel · kerosene · busking · daredevil · act · stage
radical
Root-indicating symbol
extremist · agitator · provocateur · demagogue · rhetoric · inflammatory · confrontational · hardliner · uncompromising · belligerent
torch
Handheld burning light source
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- extinguishingCausing to stop burning
- mouthOral opening
vapor · flash · safety · practice · timing · control · breath · technique · paraffin · cotton
fire-eatingconciliatory
Meant to placate
dovish · moderate · peaceable · diplomatic · pacifist
fire-eatingmime
Wordless expressive performer
juggling · balloon twisting · close-up magic · face painting · puppetry
fire, fired, eating, firing, fires, fire-eater, fireless, fireable, firelike