fire-raiser
noun [ C ] UK uk/?fa???re?.z?r/ us/?fa?r?re?.z?/
纵火者
a person who intentionally starts a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building
Police are looking into the motives of the fire-raiser. 警方正在调查纵火者的动机。
The fire-raiser said he was guided by 'messages' telling him to set fire to houses.
Synonym: arsonist
See: fire-raising
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- The fire-raiser was seen running from the burning stables.
- He spoke out after a fire-raiser was released early from prison.
- He was the kind of fire-raiser who would nonchalantly light his cigarettes with $5 bills.
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