Associations to the word «Firebrand»

Wiktionary

FIREBRAND, noun. An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the current situation.
FIREBRAND, noun. A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.

Dictionary definition

FIREBRAND, noun. A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning.
FIREBRAND, noun. Someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King