rebel

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

   A group of rebels defied the general's orders and split off from the main army.

2. 2
   verb

   To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

   to rebel against the system

3. 3
   noun

   a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

4. 4
   noun

   someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

5. 5
   verb

   take part in a rebellion

6. 6
   verb

   break with established customs

7. 7
   noun

   Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.

8. 8
   verb

   To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

Etymology

From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”).