pyromaniac

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It is unlikely to inspire you to go full pyromaniac like Hendrix, but just in case, you might want to have a fire extinguisher handy.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Brendan Fraser, having already done stellar work for WB/DC in the HBO Max series “Doom Patrol,” was “Batgirl’s” villain, the pyromaniac Firefly.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

In France, responsibility for all things school falls squarely to the minister of education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, who has been ridiculed as a pompier pyromane—a pyromaniac firefighter, someone who is creating more problems than he solves.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2022

Case in point, I kind of stumbled upon the pyromaniac Shark Boshaw while driving by the Moonflower Trailer Park.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2018

They thought I was a pyromaniac and a liar, and the fact that I myself never seemed to get burned was as good as proof.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs