arsonist \arsonist\ n.
1. 1 a criminal who illegaly sets fire to property.
Syn: incendiary, firebug.
[WordNet 1.5]
Note: The definition of this crime is varied by statues in
different countries and states. The English law of
arson has been considerably modified in the United
States; in some of the States it has been materially
enlarged, while in others, various degrees of arson
have been established, with corresponding punishment.
--Burrill.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
arsonist
n : a criminal who illegally sets fire to property [syn: incendiary,
firebug]
WordNet (r) 2.0
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "arsonist":
annihilator, biblioclast, bomber, burner, demolisher, destroyer,
dynamitard, dynamiter, exterminator, fire worshiper, firebug, hun,
iconoclast, idol breaker, idoloclast, incendiary, nihilist,
pyrolater, pyromaniac, pyrophile, ruiner, syndicalist, terrorist,
torch, vandal, wrecker
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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