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firebrand definition

fire·brand (-brand′)

noun

  1. a piece of burning wood
  2. a person who stirs up others to rebellion or strife

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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