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torcher

torcher

9.9
A person who starts fires on purpose
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔrʧər/
translation icon : incendiario
  • Where I'd become a sort of supermarket burglar and car torcher, over in the area around Sainte-Clotilde.

Examples

  • The police arrested a man who was suspected of being a torcher after multiple fires were set in the neighborhood.

  • The documentary revealed how the torcher had targeted several abandoned buildings for his dangerous activities.

  • In the movie, the villain was depicted as a notorious torcher who enjoyed watching the flames consume everything in their path.

Synonyms

arsonist
vstorcher
34 5.8

A person who illegally sets fire to buildings or other property to damage them

is a person who sets something on fire deliberately regardless of legality
pyromaniac
vstorcher
  • Specialized
5 9.7

A person who feels a strong need to set fires

is used for deliberate fire setting without implying a mental disorder
pyro
vstorcher
  • Slang
5 9.9

A person who is very interested in fire or who sets things on fire

is a person who sets fires on purpose rather than merely fascinated
firebug
vstorcher
  • Informal
3 9.3

A person who starts fires on purpose to damage buildings or other property

is any person who sets something on fire deliberately, not only illegal acts

Surface Forms

torcher singular
torchers plural

Morphology

torcher = torch (transparent) = torch + er

Derived from the verb 'to torch' with the agentive '-er', meaning 'one who torches/sets fire'.

Etymology

Torcher comes from torch plus -er meaning 'one who'. To 'torch' something came to mean 'set on fire', so a torcher is someone who starts fires on purpose.