pyromaniac

English

Etymology

pyro- +‎ -maniac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/, /ˌpaɪɹəˈmeɪniæk/
• Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

pyromaniac (plural pyromaniacs)

1. A person suffering from pyromania

Related terms

• pyromania
• pyromanic
• pyromaniacal

Translations

one who is obsessed with fire

• Catalan: piròman (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 縱火狂者／纵火狂者, 纵火狂者 (zònghuǒkuángzhě), 放火狂者 (fànghuǒkuángzhě)

• Finnish: pyromaani (fi)
• French: pyromane (fr) m or f
• German: Pyromane (de) m
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• Greek: πυρομανής (el) m or f (pyromanís)
• Icelandic: brennuvargur (is) m
• Japanese: 放火魔 (ほうかま, hōkama)
• Polish: piroman (pl) m, piromanka f
• Russian: пирома́н (ru) m (piromán)
• Spanish: pirómano (es) m

See also

• arsonist

Further reading

• Pyromania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia