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firebug

/ˈfaɪə.bʌɡ/

/ˈfaɪər.bʌɡ/

firebugnoun

firebugs

/ˈfaɪə.bʌɡ/

/ˈfaɪər.bʌɡ/

Translations

The firebug was arrested for setting the building on fire.

Поджигатель был арестован за поджог здания.

Additional translations

Definitions

A type of insect, specifically a brightly colored bug of the family Pyrrhocoridae, often found in warm regions.

The firebug is easily recognizable by its red and black markings.

A person who has a compulsion to set things on fire; an arsonist.

The authorities suspected that a firebug was responsible for the recent string of fires in the neighborhood.

Synonyms

firebugadjective

/ˈfaɪəˌbʌɡ/

/ˈfaɪərˌbʌɡ/

Used attributively before a noun to describe things relating to arson or arsonists

Definitions

Attributive. Relating to arson or arsonists; involving the deliberate setting of fires.

The police investigated a series of firebug attacks across the city.

Synonyms

firebugproper noun

Definitions

An open-source web-development extension for the Firefox browser used to inspect and debug web pages.

Back in the day I relied on Firebug to tweak my CSS in real time.