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Rebel

adjective (a)

  • Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    greyback, johnny, johnny reb, reb
    source: wordnet30
  • a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    maverick
    source: wordnet30
  • One who rebels.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    arise, rise, rise up
    source: wordnet30
  • break with established customs(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    renegade
    source: wordnet30
  • To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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