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pyromaniac

noun

py·​ro·​ma·​ni·​ac ˌpī-rō-ˈmā-nē-ˌak How to pronounce pyromaniac (audio)
plural pyromaniacs
: 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
pyromaniacal 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

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pyromaniac was in 1845

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