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Brandstifter.

arsonist (person who has committed the act of arson)

12 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbrantˌʃtɪftər/[ˈbʁan(t)ˌʃtɪf.tɐ]
  1. arsonist (person who has committed the act of arson)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

16th century, from Brand (“fire”) + stiften (“to bring about”) + -er (agentive suffix). The formation appears to be of Lower Rhenish origin, being first attested as Ripuarian brant stichter (1507) and Dutch brandtstichter (1542), both with the development ft > cht (as in Nichte etc.).

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