firebrand

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

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  • Lieberman's comments provoked a furious reaction from the Palestinians, who called the firebrand an "obstacle to peace."
  • Like any attention seeking political firebrand, all Ann Coulter does is read statistics on various social and political issues, and draws her own conclusions that are clouded by her own awful neo-conservative beliefs. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • This firebrand is for turning: Melanie Hill and Mark Wingett in the engaging political drama Maggie's End at the Shaw —  Evening Standard - Home
  • The muted response from those around him probably echoes the reaction to be found in many a household, where the firebrand is managed by non-confrontation.
  • The new senator is hardly a liberal firebrand, as her record on gun control demonstrates. —  Home | The New York Observer
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  1. from Middle English fyre-brand, furbrond (= German feuerbrand); from fire + brand.
 

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/ˈfaɪrbrænd/
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