Firebrand Definition

fīrbrănd
firebrands
noun
firebrands
A person who stirs up others to rebellion or strife.
Webster's New World
A piece of burning wood.
Webster's New World

An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the current situation.

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.
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firebrand
Plural:
firebrands

Origin of Firebrand

  • From Middle English fyrebrand, fürbrond, equivalent to fire +‎ brand. Cognate with German Feuerbrand (“firebrand”).

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Firebrand Sentence Examples

  • I had her last week - right little firebrand she was.

  • The park is in the hands of the Greater London Council, whose leader is a young firebrand called Ken Livingstone.

  • Which is where the former left-wing firebrand Roland Muldoon comes into the story.

  • He was of a rare breed - an academically minded young man, turned firebrand.

  • Nina hails from East Berlin and has enjoyed a rich and varied career as a recording artist, actress, chanteuse and political firebrand.

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