firebrand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

/ˈfaɪə.bɹænd/ /ˈfaɪɚ.bɹænd/ En-us-firebrand.ogg en-au-firebrand.ogg

firebrand firebrands

From Middle English fyr-brand, furbrond, equivalent to fire + brand. Cognate with German Feuerbrand (“firebrand”).

radical revolutionary troublemaker

firebrandish firebrandism

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