noun
Meaning 1
A fire-breathing dragon.
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firedrake
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noun
Meaning 2
A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
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noun
Meaning 3
A kind of firework
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noun
Meaning 4
A worker at a furnace or fire
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Usage: figuratively, poetic
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noun
Meaning 5
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
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Synonyms: dragon
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Broader terms: mythical monster, mythical creature
Narrower terms: wyvern, wivern, Fafnir
History
Etymology
From Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”), equivalent to fire + drake.