Insurgent
11insurgent — n *rebel, iconoclast …
12insurgent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ rising in active revolt. ► NOUN ▪ a rebel or revolutionary. DERIVATIVES insurgence noun insurgency noun (pl. insurgencies) . ORIGIN from Latin insurgere rise up …
13insurgent — /in serr jeuhnt/, n. 1. a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel. 2. a member of a section of a political party that… …
14insurgent — [18] An insurgent is etymologically someone who ‘rises up’. The word comes from the Latin verb insurgere, which was formed from in in the sense ‘against’ and surgere ‘rise’ (source of English surge and source). An insurgent is hence fairly… …
15insurgent — [18] An insurgent is etymologically someone who ‘rises up’. The word comes from the Latin verb insurgere, which was formed from in in the sense ‘against’ and surgere ‘rise’ (source of English surge and source). An insurgent is hence fairly… …
16insurgent — noun (countable often plural) one of a group of people fighting against the government of their own country insurgency noun (U) insurgent adjective: the insurgent forces see also: counterinsurgency …
17insurgent — UK [ɪnˈsɜː(r)dʒ(ə)nt] / US [ɪnˈsɜrdʒənt] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms insurgent : singular insurgent plural insurgents formal someone who belongs to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force …
18insurgent — I. noun Etymology: Latin insurgent , insurgens, present participle of insurgere to rise up, from in + surgere to rise more at surge Date: 1765 1. a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially a rebel not… …
19insurgent — adj. Insurgent is used with these nouns: ↑attack, ↑violence …
20insurgent — in|sur|gent [ınˈsə:dʒənt US ə:r ] n [C usually plural] formal [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of insurgere to rise up , from surgere to rise ] one of a group of people fighting against the government of their own country,… …
