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Rebel

//ˈɹɛbəl// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname from German.

Noun

1
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
A Confederate soldier; of the American Civil War. US
3
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) wordnet
4
Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier. US, historical
5
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action wordnet

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6
‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; ‘greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms wordnet

Verb

1
To resist or become defiant toward an authority. intransitive
"to rebel against the system"
2
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance wordnet
3
To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government. intransitive
4
break with established customs wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”). Doublet of revel.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German Rebel.

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