Meanings
nounfirestarter (plural firestarters)
plural firestarters · alternative fire starter · alternative fire-starter
- Someone who starts a fire or fires.
Near-synonyms: arsonist, firebug, fireraiser, pyromaniac, torch
Synonyms: arsonist, firebug, fireraiser, pyromaniac, torch · Antonyms: firefighter
- A tool used to start a fire; especially, a ferrocerium-and-steel set designed for camping, bushcraft, and so on.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who starts a fire or fires.
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Origin
Translations
Catalan incendiari, incendiària
- incendiariperson who starts fires
- incendiàriaperson who starts fires
Esperanto fajrilo
- fajrilotool used to start a fire
German Anzünder, Brandstifter (arsonist)
- Anzünderperson who starts fires
- Brandstifter (arsonist)person who starts fires
- Zündler (arsonist)person who starts fires
- Anzündertool used to start a fire
- Grillanzündertool used to start a fire
Latin incendiārius
- incendiāriusperson who starts fires
Polish podpalacz, podpalaczka
- podpalaczperson who starts fires
- podpalaczkaperson who starts fires
- podpałkatool used to start a fire
Spanish incendiario, encendedor
- incendiarioperson who starts fires
- encendedortool used to start a fire
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APA
firestarter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestarter
MLA
“firestarter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestarter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firestarter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestarter.
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