ARSONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arsonist mean? 

• ARSONIST (noun)
  The noun ARSONIST has 1 sense:

1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

  Familiarity information: ARSONIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARSONIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A criminal who illegally sets fire to property

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

arsonist; firebug; incendiary

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)