'Firebrand' definitions:
Definition of 'firebrand'
(from WordNet)
noun
A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn: brand, firebrand]
noun
Someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand]
Definition of 'Firebrand'
From: GCIDE
- Firebrand \Fire"brand`\, n.
- 1. A piece of burning wood. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'firebrand'
From: Easton
- Firebrand Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. 'ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb. zikkim).
Synonyms of 'firebrand'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agent provocateur,
- agitator,
- agitprop,
- beast,
- beldam,
- berserk,
- berserker,
- bomber,
- brand,
- brute,
- burning ember,
- butane lighter,
- catalyst,
- cigarette lighter,
- cinder,
- coal,
- demagogue,
- demon,
- devil,
- dragon,
- ember,
- exciter,
- fiend,
- fire-eater,
- flambeau,
- flint,
- flint and steel,
- fomenter,
- fury,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- gunsel,
- hardnose,
- hell-raiser,
- hellcat,
- hellhound,
- hellion,
- holy terror,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hothead,
- hotspur,
- igniter,
- incendiary,
- inciter,
- inflamer,
- instigator,
- killer,
- light,
- lighter,
- live coal,
- mad dog,
- madcap,
- Mafioso,
- mischief-maker,
- monster,
- mugger,
- portfire,
- provocateur,
- provoker,
- rabble-rouser,
- rapist,
- revolutionary,
- ringleader,
- rouser,
- savage,
- seditionary,
- seditionist,
- she-wolf,
- sparker,
- spill,
- spitfire,
- taper,
- termagant,
- terror,
- terrorist,
- tiger,
- tigress,
- torch,
- tough,
- tough guy,
- troublemaker,
- ugly customer,
- urger,
- violent,
- virago,
- vixen,
- wild beast,
- witch,
- wolf,
- Young Turk