Insurrectionist

in·sur·rec·tion  (ns-rkshn)

n.

The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nsurrcti, nsurrctin-, from Latin nsurrctus, past participle of nsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]

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insur·rection·al adj.

insur·rection·ary (-sh-nr) adj. & n.

insur·rection·ism n.

insur·rection·ist n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

insurrectionist - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) freedom fighter, insurgent, rebel mutineer - someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers) crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer - a disputant who advocates reform revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution Young Turk - a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule