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
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.