insurgent
English Thesaurus
1. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | warrior, |
| definition | : | someone engaged in or experienced in warfare (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | maquis, maquisard, |
| definition | : | a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | urban guerrilla, |
| definition | : | a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | guerilla force, guerrilla force, |
| definition | : | an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups (noun.group) |
2. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | mutineer, |
| definition | : | someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | young turk, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | nat turner, turner, |
| definition | : | United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | denmark vesey, vesey, |
| definition | : | United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | sir william wallace, wallace, |
| definition | : | Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305) (noun.person) |
3. in opposition to a civil authority or government (adj.all)
| similar | : | disloyal, |
| definition | : | deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle (adj.all) |
4. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | arise, rebel, rise, rise up, |
| definition | : | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance (verb.social) |
5. in opposition to a civil authority or government (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sedition, |
| definition | : | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | insurgence, insurgency, |
| definition | : | an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict (noun.act) |
6. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | arise, rebel, rise, rise up, |
| definition | : | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance (verb.social) |
7. in opposition to a civil authority or government (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sedition, |
| definition | : | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | insurgence, insurgency, |
| definition | : | an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict (noun.act) |
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