Usage of "firebug" | TermGallery

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A criminal who commits arson.

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Examples for "incendiary"

Examples for "incendiary"

Another Northern Ireland store was targeted in an incendiary bomb attack today. 
 The Irish Times 

Moore also has a long history of incendiary comments on social issues. 
 The Guardian 

The public account is an incendiary intervention in a highly divisive process. 
 The Guardian 

This place is a house on fire, just like its incendiary food. 
 The Guardian 

However, older, incendiary members of the BJP are not going away quietly. 
 Reuters 

Eventually the arsonist would make a mistake or leave a traceable clue. 
 Evan and elle 

The problem was, they were clearly overwhelmed by the serial arsonist. 
 White fire 

The troopers had evidently seen the arsonist quite well when he ran away. 
 In the shadow of the cypress 

I think we may have the answer to our serial arsonist. 
 Evan and elle 

Terry was a classic case of someone who could become a serial arsonist. 
 Evan and elle 

Usage of firebug in English

Wait till the fun begins when the firebug gets to work again. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

He had to admit that Tommy didn't look like a potential firebug. 
 Love- from his point of view! 

Once Dick hit this firebug over the head with a seltzer siphon. 
 The new yorker 

Then came another, a firebug at work in starting a conflagration. 
 Guy Garrick 

For one thing, he isn't like the usual firebug at all. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

Well, thank God, we've seen the last of this firebug business. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

I am the real firebug, that is writing this letter. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

He gave her the Indian equivalent for firebug, or fire-fly. 
 The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain 

The glare of the sky told us that this time the firebug had made good. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

And to think she was the firebug, after all. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

In short, it is a clear case of what is known as a 'firebug trust.' 
 The Poisoned Pen 

The blow would have fractured the firebug's skull if he hadn't been wearing a derby. 
 The new yorker 

This woman is closely connected with the firebug. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

I'm a firebug at heart, always have been. 
 Wizard and glass 

God was the greatest firebug of them all. 
 The stand 

We won't take any chances of missing the firebug at any time of night or day. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

firebug

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Firebug through the time

Meanings of firebug in English