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Definition of Insurgent

1. Adjective. In opposition to a civil authority or government.

Exact synonyms: Seditious, Subversive
Similar to: Disloyal
Derivative terms: Insurgency, Sedition, Subversive, Subversiveness, Subvert

2. Noun. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions).

Exact synonyms: Freedom Fighter, Insurrectionist, Rebel
Specialized synonyms: Mutineer, Young Turk
Generic synonyms: Crusader, Meliorist, Reformer, Reformist, Social Reformer, Revolutionary, Revolutionist, Subversive, Subverter
Specialized synonyms: Nat Turner, Turner, Denmark Vesey, Vesey, Sir William Wallace, Wallace
Derivative terms: Insurrection, Rebel

3. Noun. A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment.

Exact synonyms: Guerilla, Guerrilla, Irregular
Group relationships: Guerilla Force, Guerrilla Force
Specialized synonyms: Maquis, Maquisard, Urban Guerrilla
Generic synonyms: Warrior

Definition of Insurgent

1. a. Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.

2. 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.