pyromaniac

English

Etymology

From pyro- +‎ -maniac.

Pronunciation

Audio (US): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/, /ˌpaɪɹəˈmeɪniæk/
Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

pyromaniac (plural pyromaniacs)

A person experiencing pyromania.

Related terms

Translations

one who is obsessed with fire

Catalan: piròman (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 縱火狂者 / 纵火狂者 (zònghuǒkuángzhě), 放火狂者 (fànghuǒkuángzhě)
Danish: pyroman c
Dutch: pyromaan (nl) m
Finnish: pyromaani (fi)
French: pyromane (fr) m or f
German: Pyromane (de) m
Greek: πυρομανής (el) m or f (pyromanís)
Hebrew: פירומן (he) m (piroman)
Icelandic: brennuvargur (is) m
Italian: piromane (it)
Japanese: 放火魔 (ほうかま, hōkama)
Polish: piroman (pl) m, piromanka f
Portuguese: piromaníaco m, pirómano m (Portugal), pirômano m (Brazil)
Russian: пирома́н (ru) m (piromán)
Sicilian: piròmani
Slovene: piroman (sl) m
Spanish: pirómano (es) m
Swedish: pyroman (sv) c

See also

arsonist

Further reading

Pyromania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia