firebrand

Meaning

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

Synonyms

instigator

brand

agitator

provoker

rabble-rouser

inciter

troublemaker

ember

firestick

stirrer

instigant

torch

burning piece of wood

fire

🔥

fomenter

galvanizer

incendiary

torchlight

pine torch

half-burnt wood

wisp of lighted straw

galvaniser

smoldering piece of wood

smouldering piece of wood

Translations

instigateur

attivista

tizzo

ophitser

tizzone

tison

provocador

incitador

جمْرة

δαυλός πυρπολητής

torche

tordre

énergumène

δάδα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaɪə.bɹænd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fyr-brand

Cognate with German: Feuerbrand

In summary

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