pyromaniac
noun
py·ro·ma·ni·ac
| \ ˌpī-rō-ˈmā-nē-ˌak
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plural pyromaniacs
Definition of pyromaniac
: a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
A psychological assessment commissioned by the defence came to the conclusion that Schalm was not a pyromaniac, nor was he bipolar, making the risk of recidivism minimal.— Jeremy Appel
—sometimes used in an exaggerated or joking way to refer to a person who enjoys fires The self-described pyromaniac said she is excited about the pellet fire pits that will frame the front entrance.— Sarah Self-Walbrick
Other Words from pyromaniac
pyromaniacal
\ ˌpī-rō-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl
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adjective
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adjective
… his earliest pyromaniacal urges … seem to have developed in 1862 … Sherman ordered the torching of all towns, villages, farms and homes for 15 miles up and down the river.
— Winston Groom
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