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fire-starter

fire-starter is the alternative form of firestarter.

Meaning of firestarter

Noun

firestarter (plural firestarters)

  1. Someone who starts a fire or fires.
    • Near-synonyms: arsonist, firebug, fireraiser, pyromaniac, torch
    Antonyms:
    firefighter
  2. A tool used to start a fire; especially, a ferrocerium-and-steel set designed for camping, bushcraft, and so on.

Forms of fire-starter

pluralfire-starters

Questions about fire-starter

What is fire-starter the alternative form of?
Fire-starter is the alternative form of firestarter.

Words near fire-starter in the dictionary

  1. fire-retardants
  2. fire-retarded
  3. fire-sale
  4. fire-side
  5. fire-sides
  6. fire-starter
  7. fire-stick
  8. fire-stick farming
  9. fire-sticks
  10. fire-stone
  11. fire-stop

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