Sobel

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone civil war.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).

Etymology 2

From the phrase "soldier by day, rebel by night", referring to soldiers who would secretly cooperate with rebels to enrich themselves.

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