arsonist
noun
a person who commits arson.
arsonists
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pluralof arsonist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this week, Muir rejected claims of no consequences for those who start rural fires and said arsonists could face prison in some cases.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
His government banned construction on land affected by the blazes, and pledged harsher penalties for arsonists.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
Ramirez said there are no locked facilities that cater to arsonists with mental health issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
That has not stopped idle speculation that the Palisades had been targeted by arsonists to bring down the area’s richest neighborhoods, or that angry arsonists had started all the fires.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2025
These different features are then arranged so that a great variety of clergymen, murderers, senators, embezzlers, artists, dynamiters, humorists, arsonists, larcenists, poets, statesmen, base ball players, rinkists, pianists, capitalists, bigamists and sluggists are easily represented.
From Remarks by Bill Nye
