Pyromaniac
(noun)
A person who has an abnormal desire to set things on fire.
Origin:
From greek pyr (fire) + mania (madness, frenzy).
Examples:
- The police suspected the fire was set by a pyromaniac.
- The arsonist was diagnosed as a pyromaniac.
- The fire department was on the lookout for a pyromaniac.
- His obsession with fire made him a pyromaniac.
- The pyromaniac was arrested for setting the fire.