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Dictionary: fire·brand   (fīr'brănd') pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A person who stirs up trouble or kindles a revolt.
  2. A piece of burning wood.

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WordNet: firebrand
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  Synonym: brand

Meaning #2: someone who deliberately foments trouble
  Synonyms: instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant


 
Wikipedia: Firebrand
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The word Firebrand has several uses:

  • A piece of burning wood (See Wildfire#Characteristics).
  • A person with a penchant for militancy in speech and/or action.
  • A person who changes lives.
  • Bands
    • An all-girl band based in Leicester/Nottingham.
    • A rock band based in Bangladesh.
    • Firebrands is a rock band based in Singapore.
  • Vehicles
  • Fictional Characters
  • Companies
  • A sword that appears in Castlevania:Symphony of the Night, the Final Fantasy series, NetHack, and other video games.
  • Firebrand was a model designation for a cab-forward fire apparatus built by Ward LaFrance between 1959-1962.
  • Firebrand is a book set in England during the 11th Century.
  • The Firebrand is a novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
  • Firebrand was a multimedia program that broadcasted television commercials in an hour-long television program, scheduled on ION Television at 11 PM. The term "Firebrand" may refer to the television program, its old website (Firebrand.com), or its podcasts.
  • Firebrand Hanover is a race horse owned by the Purple Buckeye, LLC.

 
Translations: Firebrand
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brand, urostifter

Nederlands (Dutch)
onruststoker, stuk brandend hout

Français (French)
n. - fauteur de troubles, agitateur, semeur de discordes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unruhestifter, Aufwiegler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δαυλός, δαδί, (καθομ.) δημεγέρτης, ταραχοποιός

Italiano (Italian)
agitatore, tizzone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agitador (m) (pessoa)

Русский (Russian)
головешка, подстрекатель

Español (Spanish)
n. - alborotador, perturbador, revoltoso, tizón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - eldbrand, orostiftare (bildl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
火把, 放火者, 在燃烧的木柴

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 火把, 放火者, 在燃燒的木柴

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 횃불, 선동자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 燃え木, 煽動者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جمرة , المهيج , مثير الفتن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוד, מסית, מחרחר‬


 
 
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