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firestarter

firestarter noun: someone who starts a fire or fires.

firestarter: someone who starts a fire or fires
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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.

Synonyms of firestarter

Antonyms

Forms of firestarter

pluralfirestarters
alternative formfire starter
alternative formfire-starter

Origin of firestarter

From fire + starter.

Questions about firestarter

What does firestarter mean?
Firestarter means someone who starts a fire or fires.
What part of speech is firestarter?
Firestarter is a noun.
What is the plural of firestarter?
The plural of firestarter is firestarters.

Words near firestarter in the dictionary

  1. firespace
  2. firespout
  3. firespouts
  4. firest
  5. firestart
  6. firestarter
  7. firestarters
  8. firestarting
  9. firesteel
  10. firesteels
  11. Firestein

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