Noun: fire-raiser 'fI(-u)r,rey-su(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: arsonist)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: arsonist)
- A criminal who illegally sets fire to property
"The fire-raiser was caught on security cameras fleeing the burning building";
- arsonist, incendiary, firebug [informal]
Derived forms: fire-raisers
Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw