as in torch
a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property
they finally caught the arsonist, but only after he'd set fire to four barns
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Not just as an inspiration, but almost like the passing of the torch.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025 -
This match seems like the beginning of a passing of the torch to Valkyria.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Arsonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsonist. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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