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Insurgent

Insurgent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Insurgent? [n] a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [n] a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [adj] in opposition to a civil authority or government Synonyms \| Synonyms for Insurgent: disloyal \| freedom fighter \| guerilla \| guerrilla \| insurrectionist \| irregular \| rebel \| seditious \| subversive Related Terms \| Find terms related to Insurgent: agitator \| anarch \| anarchist \| brawler \| breakaway \| contumacious \| extreme \| extremist \| extremistic \| factious \| frondeur \| insubordinate \| insurrectionary \| insurrectionist \| insurrecto \| malcontent \| maverick \| mutineer \| mutineering \| mutinous \| nonconformist \| rebel \| rebellious \| revolter \| revolutional \| revolutionary \| revolutionist \| rioter \| riotous \| seditionary \| seditious \| subversive \| traitor \| traitorous \| treasonable \| turbulent See Also \| Che Guevara \| crusader \| Denmark Vesey \| Ernesto Guevara de la Serna \| Guevara \| Maquis \| Maquisard \| meliorist \| mutineer \| Nat Turner \| reformer \| reformist \| revolutionary \| revolutionist \| Sir William Wallace \| subversive \| subverter \| Turner \| urban guerrilla \| Vesey \| Wallace \| warrior Insurgent In Webster's Dictionary \Insur"gent\, a. [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See {Surge}.] Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. ``The insurgent provinces.'' --Motley. \Insur"gent\, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.] 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. Syn: See {Rebel}.

Insurgent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Insurgent?

[n] a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
[n] a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
[adj] in opposition to a civil authority or government

Insurgent In Webster's Dictionary

\In*sur"gent\, a. [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere
to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See {Surge}.]
Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or
against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.
``The insurgent provinces.'' --Motley.


\In*sur"gent\, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.]
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.

Syn: See {Rebel}.

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