"pyromaniac" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/ [General-American], /ˌpaɪɹəˈmeɪniæk/ [General-American] Forms: pyromaniacs [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪniæk Etymology: pyro- + -maniac Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pyro|maniac}} pyro- + -maniac Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyromaniac (plural pyromaniacs)
  1. A person experiencing pyromania. Categories (topical): People Related terms: pyromania, pyromanic, pyromaniacal, arsonist Translations (one who is obsessed with fire): piròman (Catalan), 縱火狂者 (Chinese Mandarin), 纵火狂者 (zònghuǒkuángzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 放火狂者 (fànghuǒkuángzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), pyroman [common-gender] (Danish), pyromaan [masculine] (Dutch), pyromaani (Finnish), pyromane [feminine, masculine] (French), Pyromane [masculine] (German), πυρομανής (pyromanís) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), פירומן (piroman) [masculine] (Hebrew), brennuvargur [masculine] (Icelandic), piromane (Italian), 放火魔 (hōkama) (alt: ほうかま) (Japanese), piroman [masculine] (Polish), piromanka [feminine] (Polish), piromaníaco [masculine] (Portuguese), pirómano [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), pirômano [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), пирома́н (piromán) [masculine] (Russian), piròmani (Sicilian), piroman [masculine] (Slovene), pirómano [masculine] (Spanish), pyroman [common-gender] (Swedish)

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