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firebrands

firebrands is the plural of firebrand.

Meaning of firebrand

Noun

firebrand (plural firebrands)

  1. A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
    • The crowd cheered as a firebrand was tossed onto the huge pile of wood to start the traditional homecoming bonfire.
  2. (figuratively) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.
    • The member of the college's Communist League was a firebrand who would launch a sit-in or protest march at a moment's notice.

Questions about firebrands

What is firebrands the plural of?
Firebrands is the plural of firebrand.

Words near firebrands in the dictionary

  1. fireboy
  2. fireboys
  3. firebrand
  4. firebrandish
  5. firebrandism
  6. firebrands
  7. firebrass
  8. firebrat
  9. firebrats
  10. firebreak
  11. firebreaking

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Adapted from Wiktionary: firebrands (page history and authors); firebrand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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