noun
- one who engages in armed resistance against the established government of one's country
- a person who resists any authority or controls
- ☆ a Confederate soldier in the Civil War: term used chiefly by Northerners
Origin:
ME < OFr rebelle < L rebellis, rebel, rebellious < rebellare: see rebelthe
intransitive verb rebel, rebelled, rebelling
- to be a rebel against the established government of one's country
- to resist any authority or controls: to rebel against one's parents
- to feel or show strong aversion; be repelled: his mind rebels at the thought
Origin:
ME rebellen < OFr rebeller < L rebellare < re-, again + bellare, to wage war < bellum, war: see duel