ARSONIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A criminal who illegally sets fire to property

Synonyms:

arsonist; firebug; incendiary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("arsonist" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arsonist"):

barnburner (someone who burns down a barn)

Derivation:

arson (malicious burning to destroy property)