pyromaniac

• Personne atteinte de pyromanie, qui ressent un besoin irrésistible ou un désir compulsif de mettre le feu à des objets.

A person who has an uncontrollable urge or compulsion to set things on fire.

1. Person with fire-setting compulsionC1formalmedical

   An individual who has an uncontrollable urge or compulsion to deliberately set fires, often due to a psychological disorder.

   Pyromane

   • The police arrested a suspected pyromaniac after a series of arsons in the neighborhood.
   • A pyromaniac often feels a sense of relief or pleasure after starting a fire.
   • The psychologist specializes in treating patients who are pyromaniacs.

   Synonymesarsonistfirebugincendiary