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arsonist

[ ahr-suh-nist ]

noun

  1. a person who commits arson.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of arsonist1

First recorded in 1860–65; arson + -ist
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"Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg," he wrote.

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Authorities are looking for an arsonist who set himself on fire while trying to burn a car in Corona.

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Trump’s arsonist approach to politics has set off a series of blazes, aided and abetted by a foul and stiff wind called, not El Nino, but El-on Musk.

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Ramirez said there are no locked facilities that cater to arsonists with mental health issues.

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He bragged of catching more than 40 serial arsonists, and explored their methods and psychology in articles for American Fire Journal.

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