firebug

fire·bug

F0135400 (fīr′bŭg′)n. Informal An arsonist; a pyromaniac.

(ˈfaɪəˌbʌɡ) ninformal a person who deliberately sets fire to property

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌbʌg)

n. arsonist; pyromaniac. [1870–75, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	firebug - a criminal who illegally sets fire to propertyarsonist, incendiarybarnburner - someone who burns down a barncriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	2.	firebug - a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stainheteropterous insect - true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tipsfamily Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocoridae - firebugs

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