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pyromaniac

[pahy-ruh-mey-nee-ak] / ˌpaɪ rəˈmeɪ niˌæk /
NOUN
fire-setter
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Say what you will about Arthur Burns, but he had enough common sense not to give a pyromaniac a blowtorch.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Brendan Fraser, having already done stellar work for WB/DC in the HBO Max series “Doom Patrol,” was “Batgirl’s” villain, the pyromaniac Firefly.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

Unwittingly, “he’s a pyromaniac firefighter,” Mr. Lévrier said.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022

I love this tradition, being a Devon lad – and a bit of a pyromaniac.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2018

They thought I was a pyromaniac and a liar, and the fact that I myself never seemed to get burned was as good as proof.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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