insurgent
adjective
- rebellious
noun
- rebel
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/ / /ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).
- Rebellious, opposing authority.
“The insurgent provinces.”
“Afghan National Police, backed by U.S.-led coalition forces, detained an insurgent leader during a raid in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, a U.S. military statement said.”
- Of water: surging or rushing in.
“Vesuvio groans through all his echoing caves, / And Etna thunders o'er the insurgent waves.”
noun
Etymology: From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).
- One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.