INSURGENT

insurgent, seditious, subversive

(adjective) in opposition to a civil authority or government

guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent

(noun) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel

(noun) a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

insurgent (not comparable)

Rebellious, opposing authority.

Noun

insurgent (plural insurgents)

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

Anagrams

• retunings, unresting

Source: Wiktionary

In*sur"gent, a. Etym: [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See Surge.]

Definition: Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. "The insurgent provinces." Motley.

In*sur"gent, n. Etym: [Cf. F. insurgent.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition