arsonist

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ar·son·ist /ˈɑːsənɪst $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [countable]  someone who commits the crime of arson 纵火犯，放火犯

Examples from the Corpus

arsonist• A fortnight ago arsonists got inside the building and started a fire.• If it should turn out that the fire was started by an arsonist, the story will take on additional meaning.• This playing both arsonist and fire department is the real cause of the arms race in the region.• Although suspects in many of the other church fires have been arrested and prosecuted, the Salem arsonists remain at large.• Having more combustible straw around only means more fuel for the arsonist.• First he began to shy away from the crowd of young street thug arsonist gunslingers.• Last year arsonists attacked a house in Coventry also earmarked as a clinic.

ar·son·ist nounChineseSyllable  

of arson crime who someone Corpus the commits

arsonist
ar‧son‧ist /ˈɑːsənəst, ˈɑːsənɪst $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [countable]
someone who commits the crime of arson
     

THESAURUS

■ different types of criminal
   ▪ thief someone who steals things: Car thieves have been working in the area. | The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery.
   ▪ robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing: a masked robber armed with a shotgun | They were the most successful bank robbers in US history.
   ▪ burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal: The burglars broke in through a window.
   ▪ shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them: The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters.
   ▪ pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd: A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station.
   ▪ conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things: Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’.
   ▪ forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc: a forger who fooled museum curators
   ▪ counterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods: Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills.
   ▪ pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work: DVD pirates
   ▪ mugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places: Muggers took his money and mobile phone.
   ▪ murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else: His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. | the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers | He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people).
   ▪ serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way: Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer.
   ▪ rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex: Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious.
   ▪ sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex: Too many sex offenders are released from prison early.
   ▪ vandal someone who deliberately damages public property: Vandals broke most of the school’s windows.
   ▪ arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building: The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.

ar·son·istBrE /ˈɑːsənɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɑːrsənɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who commits the crime of arson 纵火犯；放火犯