firebrand

firebrand
    n 1: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn:
         {brand}, {firebrand}]
    2: someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the
       instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {provoker},
       {inciter}, {instigant}, {firebrand}]
    

Firebrand \Fire"brand`\, n.
   1. A piece of burning wood. --L'Estrange.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and
      mischief; an incendiary. --Bacon.
      [1913 Webster]
    

Firebrand
Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick
(Heb. 'ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb.
lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or
arrows (Heb. zikkim).
    

91 Moby Thesaurus words for "firebrand":
      Mafioso, Young Turk, agent provocateur, agitator, agitprop, beast,
      beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, brand, brute, burning ember,
      butane lighter, catalyst, cigarette lighter, cinder, coal,
      demagogue, demon, devil, dragon, ember, exciter, fiend, fire-eater,
      flambeau, flint, flint and steel, fomenter, fury, goon, gorilla,
      gunsel, hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion,
      holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, igniter, incendiary,
      inciter, inflamer, instigator, killer, light, lighter, live coal,
      mad dog, madcap, mischief-maker, monster, mugger, portfire,
      provocateur, provoker, rabble-rouser, rapist, revolutionary,
      ringleader, rouser, savage, seditionary, seditionist, she-wolf,
      sparker, spill, spitfire, taper, termagant, terror, terrorist,
      tiger, tigress, torch, tough, tough guy, troublemaker,
      ugly customer, urger, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch,
      wolf