fire-raiser
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈfaɪəˌreɪ.zər/us/ˈfaɪrˌreɪ.zɚ/apersonwhointentionallystartsafireinordertodamageordestroysomething,especiallyabuilding:
Policearelookinginto themotivesof the fire-raiser.
The fire-raiser said he wasguidedby 'messages'tellinghim to setfiretohouses.
Synonym
arsonist
See
fire-raising
- The fire-raiser wasseenrunningfrom theburningstables.
- Hespokeout after a fire-raiser wasreleasedearly fromprison.
- He was thekindof fire-raiser who wouldnonchalantlylighthiscigaretteswith $5bills.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher