Definition of insurgent Insurgent
/ɪnsɚˈʤʌnt/ - [inserjunt] - in•sur•gent
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NounPlural: insurgents |
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| insurgent - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) | ||
| insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel | ||
| revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter a radical supporter of political or social revolution | ||
| meliorist, reformist, social reformer, crusader, reformer a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims" | ||
| mutineer someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers) | ||
| young turk a young radical who agitates for reform | ||
| insurgent - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | ||
| guerrilla, guerilla, irregular | ||
| warrior someone engaged in or experienced in warfare | ||
| guerilla force, guerrilla force an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups | ||
| maquisard, maquis the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II | ||
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| insurgent - in opposition to a civil authority or government | ||
| seditious, subversive | ||
| disloyal deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers" | ||
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- insurgent (Noun)
A rebel, guerrilla, freedom fighter . - insurgent (Adjective)
Rebellious, opposing authority.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insurgent (a.)
Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. - insurgent (n.)
A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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insurgent
A soldier in a small independent group fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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insurgent
in-sur′jent. adj. rising up or against: rising in opposition to authority: rebellious.—n. one who rises in opposition to established authority: a rebel.—n. Insur′gency, a rising up or against: insurrection: rebellion—also Insur′gence. [L. insurgens, -entis—in, upon, surgĕre, to rise.]
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🔤- insurgent, noun, singular of insurgents.
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