rebel

(noun, verb)

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

verb

1. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Similar word(s): arise, rise

Definition categories: social, dissent, protest, resist

2. break with established customs

Similar word(s): renegade

Definition categories: social, dissent, protest, resist