firebrand

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(fīr'brănd') pronunciation

A person who stirs up trouble or kindles a revolt.
A piece of burning wood.

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Violent Persons - firebrand: agitator

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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

Vehicles

Blackburn Firebrand, an aircraft constructed for the Royal Navy
HMS Firebrand, any of several vessels that the Royal Navy operated
CFAV Firebrand, a fireboat in the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command

Fictional characters

Firebrand (Capcom), a character in Capcom video games
Firebrand (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics comic book character
Firebrand (DC Comics), a DC Comics comic book character

Other

Firebrand Games, a video game company
A sword that appears in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the Final Fantasy series, NetHack, and other video games
Firebrand (program), a multimedia program that broadcast television commercials in an hour-long television program
A nickname given to Fiach McHugh O'Byrne, an Irish rebel

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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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