insurrectionist
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Noun (1)
- a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)Synonyms: insurgentfreedom fighterrebelType of revolutionist, reformerKinds mutineer, Young TurkExamples Wallace, Vesey, Turner
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′sur·rec′tion·ist noun
One who favors, or takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54