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fire raiser

British

noun

a person who deliberately sets fire to property

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fire raising

noun

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Many were firefighters, Billy Davies more a fire raiser, wanting greater investment in players while taking Forest to the play-offs in the past two seasons.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2012

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