fire walker
- noun
- /ˈfaɪər ˈwɔːkər/
- She trained for weeks before becoming a skilled fire walker at the local festival.
Examples
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A fire walker demonstrated their skills at the festival.
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Many cultures view the fire walker as a symbol of bravery and resilience.
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The crowd watched in awe as the fire walker calmly crossed the bed of hot coals.
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Many fire walkers participated in the charity event.
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During the festival, a skilled fire walker confidently walked over glowing coals, thrilling the audience.
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At the cultural event, the fire walker performed a breathtaking act, showcasing his bravery by stepping on burning embers.
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Onlookers gathered to watch the fire walker demonstrate his incredible ability to walk across fiery coals without injury.
Antonyms
How Courageous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'fire' (burning flame) + 'walker' (a person who walks) in a straightforward agent + activity pattern, so its meaning — a person who walks through or over fire — is directly inferable from the parts. This compositional pattern (X‑walker = a person who walks X) is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Fire walker comes from the real picture of a fire and a walker: someone walking barefoot over hot coals in a show or ritual to prove strength. That strong image explains why a fire walker is seen as a symbol of 'bravery' or calm under pressure.