pyromaniac

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US/ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/US/ˌpaɪɹəˈmeɪniæk/

noun

A person experiencing pyromania.

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Meanings

nounpyromaniac (plural pyromaniacs)

plural pyromaniacs

  1. A person experiencing pyromania.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
firestarter

Origin

From pyro- + -maniac.

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Translations

Catalan piròman
  • piròmanone who is obsessed with fire
Chinese Mandarin 縱火狂者 /纵火狂者, 放火狂者
  • 縱火狂者 /纵火狂者 (zònghuǒkuángzhě)one who is obsessed with fire
  • 放火狂者 (fànghuǒkuángzhě)one who is obsessed with fire
Danish pyroman
  • pyromanone who is obsessed with fire
Dutch pyromaan
  • pyromaanone who is obsessed with fire
Finnish pyromaani
  • pyromaanione who is obsessed with fire
French pyromane
  • pyromaneone who is obsessed with fire
German Pyromane
  • Pyromaneone who is obsessed with fire
Greek πυρομανής
  • πυρομανής (pyromanís)one who is obsessed with fire
Hebrew פירומן
  • פירומן (piroman)one who is obsessed with fire
Icelandic brennuvargur
  • brennuvargurone who is obsessed with fire
Italian piromane
  • piromaneone who is obsessed with fire
Japanese 放火魔
  • 放火魔 (hōkama)one who is obsessed with fire
Polish piroman, piromanka
  • piromanone who is obsessed with fire
  • piromankaone who is obsessed with fire
Portuguese piromaníaco, pirómano
  • piromaníacoone who is obsessed with fire
  • pirómanoone who is obsessed with fire
  • pirômanoone who is obsessed with fire
Russian пирома́н
  • пирома́н (piromán)one who is obsessed with fire
Spanish pirómano
  • pirómanoone who is obsessed with fire
Swedish pyroman
  • pyromanone who is obsessed with fire

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pyromaniac

maniacmegalomaniacnymphomaniacegomaniacinfomaniackleptomaniacBeatlemaniacAnglomaniacanthomaniacautomaniacbibliomaniaccocainomaniacdecalcomaniacdemonomaniacdinomaniacdipsomaniaceleutheromaniacergomaniacerotomaniacetheromaniacethnomaniacEuromaniacflagellomaniacGallomaniac
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Cite this entry
APA

pyromaniac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromaniac

MLA

“pyromaniac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromaniac. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyromaniac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromaniac.

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