rebel
noun
1. `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Similar word(s): greyback, johnny, reb
Definition categories: person
2. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
Similar word(s): insurgent, insurrectionist
Definition categories: person, crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter
3. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
Similar word(s): maverick
Definition categories: person, nonconformist, recusant