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English noun: barnburner

1. barnburner (person) someone who burns down a barn


Broader (hypernym)arsonist, firebug, incendiary

2. barnburner (event) an impressively successful event


SamplesThe rock concert was a real barnburner.


Broader (hypernym)success


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