barnburner

English Thesaurus

1. an impressively successful event (noun.event)

hypernym	:	success,
definition	:	an event that accomplishes its intended purpose (noun.event)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

2. someone who burns down a barn (noun.person)

hypernym	:	arsonist, firebug, incendiary,
definition	:	a criminal who illegally sets fire to property (noun.person)