Noun: firebrand 'fI(-u)r,brand
- Someone who deliberately foments trouble
"she was the firebrand of their quarrel";
- instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant
- A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
"He stirred the fire with a smouldering firebrand";
- brand
Derived forms: firebrands
Type of: bad hat [informal], firewood, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler
Encyclopedia: Firebrand, The