someone who takes part in a rebellion► rebel · The rebels attacked an airfield, exchanging fire with Russian troops.· A large number of rebels escaped to the east as the army closed in on Jaffra.
► revolutionary someone who takes part in or supports an attempt to change the government by using violence: · Having taken control of the capital city, the revolutionaries proceeded to form a new government.· Garcia Gutierrez wrote two plays with revolutionaries as their heroes.
► guerrilla someone who fights in an unofficial military group, trying to remove their country's existing government, especially by making surprise military attacks: · The guerrillas began their assault on March 8th.· Red Cross officials condemned the treatment that imprisoned guerrillas have received.· Four Western tourists held by armed guerrillas in Kashmir began their seventh month in captivity today.
► freedom fighter someone who is fighting to try to remove their country's existing government - use this if you think that this is the right thing to do: · Ralph Fiennes plays an idealistic freedom fighter.· Young enthusiasts drove across the border to join the freedom fighters who had appealed to the world for help.
someone who fights in a war against an unfair or dishonest government, army etc