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Definition of
firebug noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
firebug
noun
/ˈfaɪəbʌɡ/
/ˈfaɪərbʌɡ/
(informal)
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a person who deliberately starts fires
synonym
arsonist
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firebug
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