firern.
/ˈfʌɪərə/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rər/ 1. † a. A person who illegitimately sets something on fire in order to damage or destroy it; an arsonist. Frequently with of, specifying the thing set on fire. Obsolete.
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society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > arson > one guilty of
make-fire1560
firer1576
incendiary1606
conflagrator1641
fire-raiser1678
arsonist1848
arsonite1859
firebug1869
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > going or setting on fire > setting on fire or alight > incendiarism > an incendiary
make-fire1560
burn-grange1568
firer1576
incendiary1606
cendiary1624
conflagrator1641
fire-raiser1678
firesetter1831
arsonist1848
arsonite1859
petroleuse1871
petroleur1875
petrolist1890
torch1938
1576 R. Robinson tr. F. Patrizi Moral Methode Ciuile Policie iii. f. 30 They..often tymes do catche in a tryppe subtyll Fyrers of houses [L. dolosos..incendiarios].
1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 156v Others..burned..Mowsehole, the rest marched as a gard for defence of these firers.
1719 Glossographia Anglicana Nova (ed. 2) Boutefeu, a wilful Firer of Houses.
1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk II. 136 A bully, and a firer of ricks.
1877 W. S. Douglas in Wks. R. Burns I. 11 ‘The greatest of the Plantagenets’ was to him a bogie tyrant; the firer of the Barns of Ayr.
b. A person who legitimately sets something on fire; (also) a person who superintends firing in a technical procedure. Also figurative.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates
prickleOE
pritchOE
alighting1340
brodc1375
bellowsc1386
pricka1387
motivec1390
prompting1402
preparativec1450
stirmentc1460
incentive?a1475
fomenta1500
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instigation1526
pointing1533
swinge1548
spur1551
whetstone1551
goad1567
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alarm1587
inducement1593
solicitor1594
incitement1596
inflammation1597
instance1597
excitement1604
moving spirit1604
heart-blood1606
inflamer1609
rouser1611
stimulator1614
motioner1616
incensivea1618
incitative1620
incitation1622
whettera1625
impulsivea1628
excitation1628
incendiary1628
dispositive1629
fomentationa1631
switch1630
stirrer1632
irritament1634
provocative1638
impetus1641
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engagement1642
firer1653
propellant1654
fomentary1657
impulse1660
urgency1664
impeller1686
fillip1699
shove1724
incitive1736
stimulative1747
bonus1787
stimulus1791
impellent1793
stimulant1794
propulsion1800
instigant1833
propulsive1834
motive power1836
evoker1845
motivity1857
afflatus1865
flip1881
urge1882
agent provocateur1888
will to power1896
a shot in the arm1922
motivator1929
driver1971
co-driver1993
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > going or setting on fire > setting on fire or alight > one who
bustuary1607
firer1653
incendiary1655
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > glass-maker > [noun] > involved in specific process
glass-blower?1518
annealer1656
sarole-man1662
lamp-worker1665
leer man1849
founder1853
wetter-off1883
smalt-maker1921
smalter1923
presser1962
firer1998
1653 E. Manlove Liberties & Customes Lead-mines Derby 7 After four a clock, He may make fire on the Ragged Rock; But first he must give notice..; And after notice, if they careless be And lose their lives, the firers shall go free.
1679 Articles Relig. in Coll. Rec.: Addenda i. 312 in Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Reformation: 1st Pt. They also be by occasion the kindlers and firers of mens minds, and make men often remember and lament their sins and offences.
1823 L. Hunt tr. T. Tasso Amyntas i. ii. 29 Sylvia, the forest's honour, the soul's firer.
1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 June 2/1 On the hills the ‘firers’ are at work, burning off the scrub.
1998 Ceramic Rev. Mar. 40/1 The door swivelling away from the firer made for a nice cool stoke.
2.
a. A person who fires a firearm or discharges a shot; a shooter. Cf. shot-firer n. (a) at shot n.1 Compounds 2.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm
shot1598
gun-man1624
popper1733
gunsman1766
firer1807
pluffer1828
gun1931
gunsel1942
gun-slinger1953
1807 J. Harriott Struggles through Life I. xliv. 202 I would rather have been the object fired at than the firer of it.
1868 Daily News 6 Oct. One can never be sure that the firer has exercised sufficient caution in regard to the exclusion of bullets.
1885 Manch. Examiner 19 Oct. 5/5 The rifles can then be discharged..at the option of the firer.
1945 C. E. Balleisen Princ. Firearms vii. 71 This force must be low..in order that pulling the trigger shall not disturb the firer's aim.
2004 P. Maccoy Essentials Stage Managem. ix. 227 When blanks are being fired, the recommended distance must be maintained between the firer and anyone else on stage.
b. With modifying word. A gun that fires in the specified way, or fires the specified ammunition.Recorded earliest in quick-firer n. at quick adj., n.1, and adv. Compounds 1b. See also shot-firer n. (b) at shot n.1 Compounds 2.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > single-firing
firer1885
single-loader1887
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > others
full bore1622
spingard1671
ordered armsa1689
double-barrel1811
smooth-bore1812
stern-chaser1835
shunt1864
shunt (rifled) gun1864
sidelocka1865
firer1885
slide action1921
Mike-Mike1969
multicalibre1986
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > quick-loading or -firing device
quick-loader1882
firer1885
quick-firer1885
1885 Times 13 Aug. 10/1 Exhibitors who have won the gold medal:..Royal Small Arms Factory, general excellence,..particularly as regards the quick-firer.
1887 Sci. Amer. (N.Y.) 21 May 320/2 Theoretically it [sc. the magazine gun] has a great advantage over the single firer.
1891 C. Pamely Colliery Manager's Handbk. xiv. 472 Shots are fired by the aid of litter straws.., safety fuze or by an electric shot-firer.
1899 tr. I. S. Bloch Is War now Impossible? p. xviii The modern rifle is not only a much more rapid firer than its predecessors, but it has also an immensely wider range.
1993 Air Gunner Nov. 58/3 (advt.) Wanted—Airguns, soft airguns, blank-firers and replicas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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