arsonist

as in torch
a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property they finally caught the arsonist, but only after he'd set fire to four barns

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“Arsonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsonist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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