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Definition of Rebel
1. Verb. Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. "They rebel "
Generic synonyms: Dissent, Protest, Resist
Specialized synonyms: Revolt, Mutiny
Derivative terms: Rebellion, Rising
2. Noun. '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.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Confederate Soldier
3. Verb. Break with established customs.
Generic synonyms: Dissent, Protest, Resist
Derivative terms: Rebellion, Renegade
4. Noun. A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions).
Specialized synonyms: Mutineer, Young Turk
Generic synonyms: Crusader, Meliorist, Reformer, Reformist, Social Reformer, Revolutionary, Revolutionist, Subversive, Subverter
Specialized synonyms: Nat Turner, Turner, Denmark Vesey, Vesey, Sir William Wallace, Wallace
Derivative terms: Insurrection
5. Noun. Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.
Definition of Rebel
1. a. Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.
2. n. One who rebels.
3. v. i. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.
Definition of Rebel
1. Noun. a Confederate soldier ¹
2. Noun. A person who resists an established authority, often violently. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rebel
1. to oppose the established government of one's land [v -BELLED, -BELLING, -BELS]
Medical Definition of Rebel
1. 1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion. "The murmur and the churl's rebelling." (Chaucer) "Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord." (Josh. Xxii. 16) 2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt. "Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could you heart rebel against your reason?" (Dryden) Origin: F. Rebeller, fr. L. Rebellare to make war again; pref. Re- again + bellare to make war, fr. Bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel to carouse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebel
Literary usage of Rebel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"Another portion was, in our judgment, of the first class, or if of the second,
destined directly to the rebel military service. This portion of the cargo ..."
2. History of the Settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario): With Special Reference by William Canniff (1869)
"... Assembly—Not quick to rebel—Quota of rebel troops—Gave many settlers to Upper
Canada—New Jersey—Its settlement—A battle ground— Gave rebel troops ; also ..."
3. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1885)
"The rebel army, headed by Eadwine and ... The few words of the Chronicle give an
insight into the nature of this so-called army, in reality a rebel mob. ..."
4. Twenty Years of Congress: From Lincoln to Garfield ; with a Review of the by James Gillespie Blaine (1884)
"REPUDIATION OF rebel DEBT. — POSSIBLE PAYMENT FOB SLAVES.—APPREHENSIONS OF
CAPITALISTS. ... SHOULD rebel STATES PARTICIPATE.—MR. SEWARD'S VIEW. — MR. ..."
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