# barnburner

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A sensationally exciting or successful event or person.
2. A strike-anywhere match.
3. One who burns down a barn.

## Etymology
From barn + burner, from the idea of burning down a barn to get rid of a rat infestation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barnburner