as in torch
a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property
after the second suspicious fire, police set a trap for the firebug
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Recent Examples of firebug
The menacing firebug lit several blazes in South Ozone Park on July 4, including a house fire that left two residents hospitalized for more than a month.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
The 49-year-old firebug threw the flaming liquid on the 23-year-old stranger as the downtown 1 train pulled into the Houston St. station about 2:45 p.m., cops said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
And an even handier rundown of fireworks laws in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana for you firebugs.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 July 2023
Rogers reviewed call logs to guess their likely next target and alerted officers, who nabbed the firebugs in action.
—Jennifer Brett, ajc, 28 Sep. 2019
Some, like the radiantly red firebug, mutate aesthetically, their normally symmetrical designs warped and fractured.
—National Geographic, 30 Apr. 2018
There’s also a young son who is a firebug — and a cliche.
—Mark Kennedy, idahostatesman, 14 Dec. 2017
The measured pace and minimalism isn’t for everyone, but the firebug’s escalating, evolving motivations keep the film engaging.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 25 May 2017
Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
The 49-year-old firebug threw the flaming liquid on the 23-year-old stranger as the downtown 1 train pulled into the Houston St. station about 2:45 p.m., cops said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
And an even handier rundown of fireworks laws in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana for you firebugs.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 July 2023
Rogers reviewed call logs to guess their likely next target and alerted officers, who nabbed the firebugs in action.
—Jennifer Brett, ajc, 28 Sep. 2019
Some, like the radiantly red firebug, mutate aesthetically, their normally symmetrical designs warped and fractured.
—National Geographic, 30 Apr. 2018
There’s also a young son who is a firebug — and a cliche.
—Mark Kennedy, idahostatesman, 14 Dec. 2017
The measured pace and minimalism isn’t for everyone, but the firebug’s escalating, evolving motivations keep the film engaging.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 25 May 2017
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“Firebug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firebug. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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