# pyro

/ˈpaɪɹoʊ/ (US) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/pyro
Updated: 2026-10-17

## Definition

a person who really loves fire and likes to watch it burn or start small fires for fun.

For teachers: a person obsessively fascinated by fire, especially one who sets fires deliberately for excitement.

## Examples

- My little brother is such a pyro with sparklers.
- The new recruit earned the nickname pyro because he always volunteers to light the campfire.
- The self-confessed pyro spent hours watching documentaries about wildfires, fascinated less by destruction than by the shifting colours and power of the flames.

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