Firebrand
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfaɪə.bɹænd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Firebrand is a noun meaning A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
Meaning
A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
More Meanings
- (figurative) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.
Example Sentences
The crowd cheered as a firebrand was tossed onto the huge pile of wood to start the traditional homecoming bonfire.
The member of the college's Communist League was a firebrand who would launch a sit-in or protest march at a moment's notice.
He that is inebriated with passion is unfit for any action; like Samson's foxes, he scattereth firebrands abroad, to the hurt of all that are near him.
[…] he filled all their throats with it, so that those poor wretches were by it made to cough like foxes, crying, Ha, Pantagruel, how how thou addest greater heat to the firebrand that is in us.
Word Forms
- firebrands
Synonyms for firebrand
Depending on context, synonyms include radical, revolutionary, troublemaker, brand, instigator, provoker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include instigator, provoker, inciter, brand, instigant, fomenter.
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