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Plural
arsonists
1
a person who intentionally starts fires, often for criminal purposes
- The police arrested an arsonist suspected of starting multiple fires in the city.
- The arsonist set fire to the abandoned warehouse late at night.
- Investigators believe the fire was started by a serial arsonist.
- The court sentenced the arsonist to ten years in prison.
- Authorities are searching for the arsonist responsible for the forest fire.
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