noun

1. one who engages in armed resistance against the established government of one's country
2. a person who resists any authority or controls
3. ☆ a Confederate soldier in the Civil War: term used chiefly by Northerners

Etymology: ME < OFr rebelle < L rebellis, rebel, rebellious < rebellare: see rebelthe

adjective

1. rebellious
2. of rebels

intransitive verb rebel re·bel′, rebelled -·belled′, rebelling -·bel′·ling

1. to be a rebel against the established government of one's country
2. to resist any authority or controls to rebel against one's parents
3. to feel or show strong aversion; be repelled his mind rebels at the thought

Etymology: ME rebellen < OFr rebeller < L rebellare < re-, again + bellare, to wage war < bellum, war: see duel