firebrand Synonyms

firebrand Meaning

Wordnet

firebrand (n)

a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning

someone who deliberately foments trouble

Webster

firebrand (n.)

A piece of burning wood.

One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary.

FAQs About the word firebrand

a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning, someone who deliberately foments troubleA piece of burning wood., One who inflames factions, or causes conte

demonstrator, supporter, agitator, protester, insurgent, demagogue, provocateur,rebel, rabble-rouser, advocate

peacemaker, reconciler,peacemaker, reconciler,,uniter, uniter

John Brown, the abolitionist firebrand, ignited a blaze of controversy with his radical actions.

The firebrand preacher stirred up a storm of emotions with his inflammatory rhetoric.

The firebrand politician used incendiary language to galvanize his followers.

Revolutionary firebrands ignited the flames of independence in oppressed nations.