# firedrake

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fire-breathing dragon.
2. A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
3. A kind of firework
4. A worker at a furnace or fire

## Etymology
From Middle English firdrake, from Old English fȳrdraca (“fire-spewing dragon”), equivalent to fire + drake.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/firedrake