insurrectionist

in·sur·rec·tion

I0175000 (ĭn′sə-rĕk′shən)n. The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īnsurrēctiō, īnsurrēctiōn-, from Latin īnsurrēctus, past participle of īnsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]

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in′sur·rec′tion·al adj.in′sur·rec′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj. & n.in′sur·rec′tion·ism n.in′sur·rec′tion·ist n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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insurrectionist - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)freedom fighter, insurgent, rebelmutineer - someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reformrevolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolutionYoung Turk - a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule

insurrectionist

nounA person who rebels:insurgent, insurrectionary, mutineer, rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist.

Translations

Aufrührer