fire starter

noun
🔊/ˈfaɪəstɑːtə(r)/
🔊/ˈfaɪərstɑːrtər/
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  1. a device that allows you to start a fire, usually by hitting a piece of flint (= a hard grey stone) against a piece of steel 打火石点火器具
  2. (North American English)
    (British English firelighter)
    a block of material that burns easily and is used to help start a coal or wood fire(生炉子的)引火物
  3. a person who commits the crime of deliberately setting fire to something纵火犯;蓄意纵火者 synonym arsonistTopics Crime and punishmentc1