revolter

Variant of revolt

revolt definition

re·volt (ri vōlt′)

noun

  1. a rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection
  2. any refusal to submit to or accept authority, custom, etc.
  3. the state of a person or persons revolting

Etymology: Fr révolte < révolter, to revolt < It rivoltare < VL *revolutare, for L revolvere: see revolve

intransitive verb

  1. to rise up against the government
  2. to refuse to submit to authority, custom, etc.; rebel; mutiny
  3. to turn away (from) in revulsion
  4. to be disgusted or shocked; feel repugnance: with at or against

Etymology: Fr révolter

transitive verb

to fill with revulsion; disgust

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