arsonist
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑː.sən.ɪst/us/ˈɑːr.sən.ɪst/(UKalsofire-raiser)apersonwhointentionallystartsafireinordertodamageordestroysomething,especiallyabuilding:
Policeareblamingarsonists for thespateoffiresin the Greenfieldshousingestate.
Investigatorsbelievean arsonist set thewildfiresthatburned20,000acresofland.
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arson
- Thebuildingwasdestroyedby arsonists.
- LastNovember, arsonists setfireto a newwingof theschool.
- Authorities arehuntingfor the arsonistssuspectedofstartingdozens offiresin theregion.
- Arsonistscontinueto be thebiggestsourceofforestfires.
Miscellaneous criminals
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- black marketeer
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- extortioner
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher
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