insurgent

[in-sur-juh nt] /ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt/
noun
1.
a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel.
2.
a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party.
adjective
3.
of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents.
4.
surging or rushing in:
The insurgent waves battered the shore.
Origin
1755-65; < Latin insurgent- (stem of insurgēns) present participle of insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel. See in-2, surge, -ent
Synonyms
3. rebellious, revolutionary, mutinous.
Examples from the web for insurgent
  • But such suspicions of insurgent links to antiquity smuggling have drawn mixed opinions in the past from experts.
  • In the past six months the oil infrastructure has become a focus for insurgent attacks.
  • The upgrade in insurgent technology couldn't come at a worse time.
  • The junta's failure to co-opt or crush insurgent groups is a blot on its own copybook.
  • It was the single deadliest insurgent strike in more than four years of war.
  • Troops on patrol come under sustained, accurate insurgent fire and get pinned behind their truck.
  • With insurgent violence worsening on both sides of the border, the consequences could be grim.
  • It was the beginning of the end for his insurgent campaign.
  • The military's tried nearly everything to stop insurgent bombs.
  • Even if talks began with some insurgent factions, the violence would not subside fast.
British Dictionary definitions for insurgent

insurgent

/ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt/
adjective
1.
rebellious or in revolt, as against a government in power or the civil authorities
noun
2.
a person who takes part in an uprising or rebellion; insurrectionist
3.
(international law) a person or group that rises in revolt against an established government or authority but whose conduct does not amount to belligerency
Derived Forms
insurgency, noun
Word Origin
C18: from Latin insurgēns rising upon or against, from insurgere to rise up, from surgere to rise
Word Origin and History for insurgent
n.

"one who rises in revolt," 1765, from Latin insurgentem (nominative insurgens), present participle of insurgere "rise up, rise against, revolt," from in- "against," or perhaps merely intensive, + surgere "to rise" (see surge). An obsolete verb insurge "to rise in opposition or insurrection" is attested from 1530s.