Synonyms

arsonist

[ahr-suh-nist]

ar·son·ist

[ahr-suh-nist]
noun
a person who commits arson.

Origin:
1860–65; arson + -ist
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arson (ˈɑːsən)
 
n
criminal law the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another's property or to one's own property for some improper reason
 
[C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ārsiō, from Latin ārdēre to burn; see ardent]
 
'arsonist
 
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