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A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
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insurrectionist
Word definitions for insurrectionist in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Insurrectionist \In`sur*rec"tion*ist\, n. One who favors, or takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: insurgent , freedom fighter , rebel ]
Usage examples of insurrectionist.
He is so bound to his own Italian people that he lacks the broad qualities of a world-wide revolutionary and insurrectionist.
He had never seen why insurrectionists should want to mimic those old village fiefdoms in the badlands where landworkers never saw coin but took what the local big-man gave them.
He could imagine the post-238 insurrectionists regrouping, growing and stealing more ships.
Sharee was one of a group of insurrectionists who sought to put an end to my career through the expedient means of putting an end to me.
There were various versions but all of them had common elements The Cadet Leader had encountered unexpectedly heavy opposition, and, rather than turn back as any normal person would do, had fought his way through the corridors of a major Rebel inst allation, killing no less than four hundred and thirty-six insurrectionists and disabling an important communications installation.