"firestarter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: firestarters [plural]
Etymology: fire + starter Etymology templates: {{com|en|fire|starter}} fire + starter Head templates: {{en-noun}} firestarter (plural firestarters)
  1. One who starts fires. Categories (topical): Fire, People Hyponyms (person who starts fires): arsonist, firebug, fireraiser, pyromaniac, torch Translations (person who starts fires): incendiari [masculine] (Catalan), incendiària [feminine] (Catalan), Anzünder [masculine] (German), Brandstifter (arsonist) [masculine] (German), Zündler (arsonist) [colloquial, masculine] (German), incendiārius [masculine] (Latin), incendiario [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-firestarter-en-noun-NOZeoW7o Disambiguation of Fire: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'person who starts fires': 89 11 Disambiguation of 'person who starts fires': 89 11
  2. A tool used to start a fire. Categories (topical): Fire Hyponyms (tool used to start a fire): incendiary Translations (tool used to start a fire): Anzünder [masculine] (German), Grillanzünder (english: barbecue firestarter) [masculine] (German), fyr-brand (Middle English), encendedor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-firestarter-en-noun-0dZeGK6t Disambiguation of Fire: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'tool used to start a fire': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'tool used to start a fire': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fire starter, fire-starter

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