'Insurgent' definitions:
Definition of 'insurgent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
In opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: insurgent, seditious, subversive]
noun
A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel]
noun
Definition of 'Insurgent'
From: GCIDE
- Insurgent \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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Insurgent'
From: GCIDE
- Insurgent \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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'insurgent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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