Associations to the word «Insurgent»

Wiktionary

INSURGENT, adjective. Rebellious, opposing authority.
INSURGENT, noun. One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency

Dictionary definition

INSURGENT, noun. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions).
INSURGENT, noun. A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment.
INSURGENT, adjective. In opposition to a civil authority or government.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats