Synonyms for firebug

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fahyuh r-buhg

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪərˌbʌg

Définition of firebug

Origin : "arsonist," 1872, from fire (n.) + bug (n.).

noun person who sets fires

Example sentences :

You know they're after the firebug, an' you better watch out!
Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest » by Lillian Garis

One more thing; if the fire had been set, was the firebug still about the place?
Extract from : « The Firebug » by Roy J. Snell

And in all these fires the firebug had neither been seen nor traced.
Extract from : « The Firebug » by Roy J. Snell

Johnny told of his new task and of his hopes of capturing the firebug.
Extract from : « The Firebug » by Roy J. Snell

That firebug has burned school houses, a recreation center, the zoo.
Extract from : « The Firebug » by Roy J. Snell

This woman might indeed be the “firebug” whom she and Jane had considered as a possibility.
Extract from : « The Mystery of the Fires » by Edith Lavell

The car was still there, but there was no sign of the firebug.
Extract from : « Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol » by Henry Harley Arnold

I saw one of them enter the old barn and wondered if the firebug was armed.
Extract from : « Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol » by Henry Harley Arnold

As he flashed by, the firebug raised his head and shook his fist at the plane.
Extract from : « Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol » by Henry Harley Arnold

They have been looking everywhere for the firebug, and offer a fifty-dollar reward.
Extract from : « Airship Andy » by Frank V. Webster

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