insurgent
Synonyms:
(noun) insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist.
(adj) insurrectionary, malcontent, mutinous, rebellious, revolutionary.
Related Words:
(noun) agitator, anarchist, demonstrator, insubordinate, malcontent, radical, resister, revolutionist, rioter.
(adj) contumacious, disobedient, factious, insubordinate, insurrectionary, revolting, riotous, seditious.
Origin:
1755–65; <Latin insurgent- (stem of insurgēns) present participle of insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel. See in-2, surge, -ent. Dictionary 2: C18: from Latin insurgēns rising upon or against, from insurgere to rise up, from surgere to rise. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of insurgent: Noun: 1765. Adjective: 1807. History and Etymology for insurgent: Noun: Latin insurgent-, insurgens, present participle of insurgere to rise up, from in- + surgere to rise — more at surge. —Merriam-Webster.
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(noun) insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist.
(adj) insurrectionary, malcontent, mutinous, rebellious, revolutionary.
Related Words:
(noun) agitator, anarchist, demonstrator, insubordinate, malcontent, radical, resister, revolutionist, rioter.
(adj) contumacious, disobedient, factious, insubordinate, insurrectionary, revolting, riotous, seditious.
Origin:
1755–65; <Latin insurgent- (stem of insurgēns) present participle of insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel. See in-2, surge, -ent. Dictionary 2: C18: from Latin insurgēns rising upon or against, from insurgere to rise up, from surgere to rise. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of insurgent: Noun: 1765. Adjective: 1807. History and Etymology for insurgent: Noun: Latin insurgent-, insurgens, present participle of insurgere to rise up, from in- + surgere to rise — more at surge. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.