arsonist

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arsonist

  • /ˈɑɹsənəst/ US
  • /ˈɑːsənɪst/ UK

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From arson + -ist.

noun arsonists

  1. One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.

    Similar: incendiarist, incendiary

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noun one who has committed the act of arson

Españolincendiario, incendiaria, pirómano, pirómana
한국어방화범 banghwabeom
日本語放火犯 hōkahan, 放火魔 hōkama
中文縱火犯 /纵火犯 zònghuǒfàn, 放火犯 fànghuǒfàn
Portuguêsincendiário, incendiária, pirómano, pirómana
Françaisincendiaire, pyromane
DeutschBrandstifter, Brandstifterin
Italianopiromane, incendiario
Ελληνικάεμπρηστής empristís
Românăincendiator, incendiatoare
Русскийподжига́тель podžigátelʹ, поджига́тельница podžigátelʹnica
Tiếng Việtkẻ phóng hỏa, kẻ đốt phá

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@misc{arsonist_2026,
  title = {arsonist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arsonist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}