firestarter

English

Alternative forms

• fire starter
• fire-starter

Noun

firestarter (plural firestarters)

1. one who starts fires
2. a tool used to start a fire.

Hyponyms

• (person who starts fires):
  • arsonist
  • firebug
  • fireraiser
  • pyromaniac
  • torch

• (tool used to start a fire):
  • incendiary

Translations

person who starts fires

• German: Anzünder (de) m, Brandstifter (de) m (arsonist), (colloquial) Zündler (de) m (arsonist)

• Spanish: incendiario (es) m

tool used to start a fire

• German: Anzünder (de) m, Grillanzünder (de) m (barbecue firestarter)

• Spanish: incendiario (es) m, encendedor (es) m