revolter

noun

Definition of revolternext
as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority Spartacus, who led a slave revolt in ancient Rome, has served as an inspiration for a number of other revolters over the centuries

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  1. rebel
  2. insurgent
  3. revolutionary
Noun
  • Wednesday’s surprise attack marks the first significant conflagration between Syrian rebels and the regime since March 2020, when Russia and Turkey mediated a ceasefire agreement in the country.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In winter 1986, amid a 10-year-long conflict between Soviet forces and mujahedeen rebels, a bomb destroyed his family’s home in the suburbs of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • Boko Haram is a Nigerian insurgent group that started fighting in 2009 to oppose Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Republicans didn't plan on spending millions of dollars to defend Senator Deb Fischer, but Osborne's insurgent campaign has taken off.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of insurgent
Noun
  • With a trailer highlighting the revolutionaries’ youthful fervor before culminating in a note about the costs of war, Say Nothing seems intent on leaning hard into the complications of a conflict not yet resolved.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The revolutionaries even had a Muslim ally in the form of Hyder Ali and his armies.
    Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of revolutionary
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revolted (against)

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