bomb-thrower
One hurling explosives
A bomb-thrower is literally someone who throws explosive devices, but the term now primarily describes a person who makes inflammatory statements or takes provocative positions to disrupt the status quo.
In politics, bomb-throwers attack opponents or institutions with incendiary rhetoric: The senator built her reputation as a bomb-thrower who delighted in provoking the establishment.
The term usually carries a negative connotation, suggesting recklessness over substance.
Prone to sudden detonation
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- fuseProtective melting wire
attack · blast · shrapnel · terrorist · anarchist · saboteur · arson · destruction
One who deliberately incites
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
inflammatory · extremist · contrarian · polemicist · rabble-rouser · incendiary · demagogue · controversy
explosive
Prone to sudden detonation
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- detonationExplosive ignition event
fuse · attack · blast · shrapnel · terrorist · anarchist · saboteur · arson · destruction · violence
provocateur
One who deliberately incites
disruptor · inflammatory · extremist · contrarian · polemicist · rabble-rouser · incendiary · demagogue · controversy · outrage
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
bomb-throwerpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
conciliator · pacifist · diplomat · bridge-builder · moderate
bomb-throwerpeacekeeper
One maintaining calm between rivals
Martin Luther King Jr. · conscientious objector · pacifist · Mahatma Gandhi · dove
bomb-throwerinstitutionalist
Advocate of formal structures
traditionalist · insider · party loyalist · company man · team player
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