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Noun: arsonist  aa(r)-su-nist
  1. A criminal who illegally sets fire to property
    "The arsonist was caught on security cameras fleeing the burning building";
    - incendiary, firebug [informal], fire-raiser [Brit]

Derived forms: arsonists

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw

Encyclopedia: Arsonist