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Noun: fire-raiser  'fI(-u)r,rey-su(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: arsonist)
  1. 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