arsonistn.
/ˈɑːsn̩ɪst/, /ˈɑːsənɪst/, U.S. /ˈɑrs(ə)nəst/ A person who commits arson.In quot. 1848 in figurative context.
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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > arson > one guilty of
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > going or setting on fire > setting on fire or alight > incendiarism > an incendiary
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1848 Dundee Courier 12 Apr. It is highly amusing to read the speeches as reported of these political arsonists [sc. the attendees at the Chartist Convention in London].
1864 R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele II. 305 Those whose houses were first seen in flames were not proved to be the real arsonists.
1917 Albert City (Iowa) Appeal 2 Nov. An arsonist planned a fire and was highly successful.
1958 M. Pugh Wilderness of Monkeys xii. 149 A born arsonist should never try to be a fireman.
2013 West Austral. (Perth) (Nexis) 21 June 9 Arsonists could be banned from fire-prone areas such as parks and reserves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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