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arsonist

[ahr-suh-nist] / ˈɑr sə nɪst /
NOUN
one who sets fires illegally
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Once again, he is both arsonist and fireman.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

If an arsonist was found responsible in the Eaton fire, Rahmani said, that would have a huge effect on legal claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

He added: “The arsonist set the first fire, but the Fire Department proactively has a duty to do certain things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

Indeed, Mark Zuckerberg offering Instagram-specific screen-time reports and time limits has the whiff of an arsonist handing out firefighting tips.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025

On February 27, 1933, one month after Hitler’s appointment, a known Communist and arsonist set fire to the Reichstag, the parliamentary building.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

To prevent this, he says, we must “block the arsonists on both sides at a distance: those who set fire to people’s souls, the incendiaries of the mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Farinacci had been struggling since the birth of his son in May 2025, according to the affidavit, and became fascinated with fires and arsonists.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

His government banned construction on land affected by the blazes, and pledged harsher penalties for arsonists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

These different features are then arranged so that a great variety of clergymen, murderers, senators, embezzlers, artists, dynamiters, humorists, arsonists, larcenists, poets, statesmen, base ball players, rinkists, pianists, capitalists, bigamists and sluggists are easily represented.

From Remarks by Bill Nye


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