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Firebrand

//ˈfaɪɚ.bɹænd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo. figuratively

    "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."

  2. 2
    someone who deliberately foments trouble wordnet
  3. 3
    A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.

    "The crowd cheered as a firebrand was tossed onto the huge pile of wood to start the traditional homecoming bonfire."

  4. 4
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning wordnet

Etymology

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

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