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Related / Similar Words: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, maverick, Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, grayback, arise, rise, rise up, renegade

Definition:

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

someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action;

`johnny'' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback'' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms;

take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance;

break with established customs;

used by northerners of Confederate soldiers; "the rebel yell";

Hyponyms: mutineer, Young Turk, Turner, Nat Turner, Vesey, Denmark Vesey, Wallace, Sir William Wallace, revolt, mutiny

Derivational Morphology: arise, rise, rise up, renegade, rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising, insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, maverick

Language Translations:
Chinese: 反叛者		Dutch: rebel
Finnish: kapinallinen and kapinoida		French: rebelle and rebeller
German: Rebell and rebellieren		Greek: επαναστατήσει
Italian: ribellarsi and ribelle		Japanese: 反逆する and 反逆者
Korean: 모반한 위하여		Latin: rebellare
Portuguese: rebelar and rebelde		Russian: взбунтовать
Spanish: rebelar and rebelde		Swedish: rebell

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