Insurgent Definition

ĭn-sûrjənt
insurgents
adjective
Rising up against established authority; rebellious.
Webster's New World
Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.
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noun
insurgents
A person engaged in insurgent activity.
Webster's New World

A rebel, guerrilla, freedom fighter.

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Other Word Forms of Insurgent

Noun

Singular:
insurgent
Plural:
insurgents

Origin of Insurgent

  • From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“I rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“I rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“I guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin īnsurgēns īnsurgent- present participle of īnsurgere to rise up in- intensive pref. in–2 surgere to rise surge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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