ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Firestarter

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Firestarter is a noun meaning Someone who starts a fire or fires.

Meaning

Someone who starts a fire or fires.

More Meanings

  1. A tool used to start a fire; especially, a ferrocerium-and-steel set designed for camping, bushcraft, and so on.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: arsonist, firebug, fireraiser, pyromaniac, torch

Word Forms

Synonyms for firestarter

Depending on context, synonyms include arsonist, firebug, fireraiser, pyromaniac, torch.

Antonyms for firestarter

Common opposites include firefighter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include firesetter, firemaker, firekeeper, fireworker, firer, conflagrator.

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